On the morning of March 23, the Mai Chi Tho street area (An Khanh ward), in the direction of traffic to the city center, experienced prolonged congestion, causing many people to move with difficulty and be late for work.
From about 6:30 am, the number of vehicles pouring into Mai Chi Tho street became increasingly crowded. The line of cars followed each other, moving slightly, at times almost standing still.
Functional forces were present to regulate traffic, but due to the high density of vehicles during rush hour, movement is still difficult.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan (resident of Binh Trung ward) said: "I go to work every day through this route, but this morning the traffic jam is heavier than usual. Some sections take nearly 20 minutes to pass, being late for work makes me very anxious.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tran Minh Quan (working in Xuan Hoa ward) shared: "I predicted that today there would be more traffic jams, going to work also earlier but still being stuck".
In addition to the increased traffic volume on the first day of the week, the reason for the congestion and traffic jams on the morning of March 23 is due to traffic adjustments at Thu Thiem new urban area, many roads are restricted from traffic from today until the end of March 25.
Previously, on the evening of March 22, the Traffic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police issued a notice adjusting and restricting traffic on many roads in Thu Thiem new urban area.
Traffic adjustment routes include:
Part of Luong Dinh Cua route (section from Luong Dinh Cua roundabout + Tran Nao to Luong Dinh Cua intersection + Nguyen Co Thach).
Part of Tran Nao route (section from Luong Dinh Cua roundabout + Tran Nao to Tran Nao intersection + Street No. 14).
Part of To Huu route (section from To Huu + Nguyen Co Thach intersection to To Huu + Luong Dinh Cua intersection).
Part of Tran Bach Dang street (section from intersection R12 to the end of Tran Bach Dang street, Lan Anh residential area).
The entire Thu Thiem bridge, 2 directions of Nguyen Co Thach street (section from Nguyen Huu Canh roundabout + foot of Thu Thiem bridge to Nguyen Co Thach + To Huu intersection).
Alternative direction
From Saigon Bridge to Saigon River Tunnel
Route 1: Saigon Bridge – Vo Nguyen Giap – Mai Chi Tho - Saigon River Tunnel.
Route 2: Saigon Bridge - Dien Bien Phu - Nguyen Huu Canh - Ton Duc Thang - Me Linh Square roundabout - Ton Duc Thang - Vo Van Kiet - Ky Con roundabout - Saigon River tunnel.
From the center to Thao Dien, An Khanh ward
Route 1: Dien Bien Phu - Saigon Bridge - Vo Nguyen Giap - turning point Vo Nguyen Giap (before Cantavil) - Thao Dien - Quoc Huong - continue on the desired route.
Route 2: Dien Bien Phu - Saigon Bridge - Vo Nguyen Giap - turn right onto Tran Nao - turn left onto Saigon Bridge - parallel Vo Nguyen Giap - Nguyen Van Huong - Quoc Huong - continue on the desired route.
Route 3: Saigon River tunnel – Mai Chi Tho – Cat Lai overpass – Vo Nguyen Giap – Thao Dien – Quoc Huong – continue on the desired route.
Route 4: Nguyen Van Linh - Phu My Bridge - Vo Chi Cong - My Thuy roundabout - Dong Van Cong - Mai Chi Tho - Cat Lai overpass - Vo Nguyen Giap - Thao Dien - Quoc Huong - continue to follow the desired route.
From An Phu intersection to the city center
Route 1: An Phu - Mai Chi Tho intersection - Saigon River Tunnel.
Route 2: An Phu - Luong Dinh Cua - Luu Dinh Le - Mai Chi Tho intersection - Saigon River Tunnel - Ky Con - continue to move to the center.
Route 3: An Phu - Luong Dinh Cua - Nguyen Hoang - Vo Nguyen Giap intersection - U-turn Vo Nguyen Giap - Saigon Bridge - Dien Bien Phu.
Route 4: An Phu - Mai Chi Tho - Vo Nguyen Giap - Saigon Bridge - Dien Bien Phu intersection.
From Dong Nai to Ho Chi Minh City center
Route 1: Dong Nai Bridge – National Highway 1 – Hanoi Highway – Do Muoi – Pham Van Dong – Dinh Bo Linh – Dien Bien Phu.
Route 2: Dong Nai Bridge – National Highway 1 – Hanoi Highway – Vo Nguyen Giap – Mai Chi Tho - Saigon River tunnel – Vo Van Kiet.
