According to reporters' records during the morning rush hour at the beginning of May 18, the number of vehicles pouring into Cong Hoa street was large, but the traffic flow was stable, and no congestion occurred as before.
However, because it is the early stage of applying the reversing lane plan, many points arising in terms of navigation have caused difficulties for traffic participants. Accordingly, closing the mobile lane makes people confused when looking for directions to the opposite side of the road. Instead of moving further to find a valid turnaround point, many people have disregarded driving in the opposite direction with the desire to save time. This causes direct conflict with the flow of vehicles, making traffic more chaotic and potentially causing accidents.
In the area of Cong Hoa - 18E intersection (the road leading to the T3 station construction site), functional forces have closed hard barriers. This move sealed the familiar crossing. To be on time for work and school hours, a series of office workers, students and workers in this area were forced to choose a dangerous solution: crawling directly through barriers to cross the road right in the middle of a crowded traffic flow.
Cong Hoa Street is a vital traffic axis, bearing huge vehicle pressure at the airport gateway. Testing traffic diversion and reorganizing traffic is an urgent solution to reduce congestion in the Tan Son Nhat airport gateway area. However, the inadequacies arising in reality need to be urgently assessed by functional agencies and taken measures to overcome them in the coming days so that the traffic diversion plan can be truly effective and complete.
