In the content of the Master Plan of the Capital with a 100-year vision, the Hanoi People's Committee identified "infrastructure leading the planning".
The city identifies development belts and corridors.
Accordingly, Ring Road 1, Ring Road 2, Ring Road 2.5 belong to the central and historical inner city; focus on preserving and promoting the value of cultural and historical heritage: Old quarter, old quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, Co Loa citadel, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam relic, 36 streets and wards; renovate and rebuild old apartment buildings and degraded streets; restore the structure of French streets.
Ring Road 3 area, focusing on urban reconstruction, developing according to compression model and TOD - urban development model oriented towards public transport development at major traffic junctions. Maximizing underground space (parking lots, commercial) and improving the quality of public space to reduce pressure on the historical inner city area. This is the boundary to control and restrict personal vehicles from entering the inner city.
At Ring Road 3.5, a new modern and synchronous urban chain is formed. Develop regional-level service, trade, health, and education centers to attract residents out of Ring Road 3. Ring Road 3.5 plays the role of a harmonious transition buffer zone between high-density urban areas and ecological green belts.
Ring Road 4 is a dynamic economic - urban belt and the backbone of new development. This is the Ring Road of the Capital Region, directly connecting Hanoi with Hung Yen, North; developing modern urban - logistics clusters along the route, exploiting the advantage of regional connection.
Ring Road 4.5, National Highway 21a, Ring Road 5, Northwest Expressway are development spaces connecting the chain of satellite cities of Hanoi (Son Tay - Hoa Lac - Xuan Mai - Van Dinh - Dai Nghia - Phu Xuyen) with Viet Tri and Vinh Yen cities of Phu Tho; connecting with Phu Ly and Dong Van cities of Ninh Binh; with Hung Yen across the Red River and Hai Phong.
This is an important belt connecting the Capital Region. In which, Hanoi Capital is the regional linkage center, the center, the driving force to promote the development of the Red River Delta region, the key economic region of the North and the whole country.
The North-South Economic Corridor is a urban development space linking the central city with the urban development space in the North (Thang Long - Noi Bai axis; Nhat Tan - Noi Bai) connecting with the chain of urban areas Vinh Yen, Song Cong, Thai Nguyen to Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang (midlands and mountainous areas in the North) to the border gate.
Urban development space in the South (National Highway 1A axis, National Highway 1B, Southern Hanoi road axis, national railway, North-South expressway, Southern Airport of the Capital region), Thuong Tin, Olympic, Phu Xuyen urban areas connecting with the chain of urban areas in the South Phu Ly, Dong Van, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and southern provinces.
Synchronously connect Ring Road 3.5, Ring Road 4, Ring Road 4.5, Ring Road 5 across the Red River with the Van Giang - Pho Hien - Hung Yen urban chain along the route connecting cultural and tourism heritage and economic development along the Red River, provincial road 378 in Hung Yen province; create a new development space continuing with the Red River Landscape Avenue to the southern scope of the City, creating strong, modern, and synchronous development space.
The East-West corridor is a urban development space linking the Central City with the East (West Lake axis - Co Loa - Gia Binh Airport; National Highway 5 axis - Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh); linking with the West of the City (Thang Long Avenue axis, West Lake - Ba Vi connecting Hoa Lac city) to the Western provinces (Phu Tho, Son La, Thanh Hoa...) and provinces in the Northern Midlands and Mountains region.
