Binh Trieu 1 Bridge reopens to traffic after lifting clearance
The project to raise the clearance of Binh Trieu 1 bridge on National Highway 13, the section connecting Binh Thanh ward with Hiep Binh ward, has been completed after more than two months of temporary suspension of automobile traffic. According to the announcement of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, from November 23, Binh Trieu 1 Bridge will reopen to one-way traffic from National Highway 13 towards Thu Duc City (formerly), while Binh Trieu 2 Bridge will continue to operate in the opposite direction.
The project has a total investment of 133 billion VND, a length of 554 m and has been raised by more than 1 m of clearance to ensure traffic on the Saigon River as well as increase road traffic capacity. During the construction period, National Highway 13 and Pham Van Dong Avenue often fell into a state of prolonged congestion, causing great pressure on the Northeast gateway of the city. See more...
HCMC prepares to build 3 major intersections to relieve traffic congestion in the central area
Ho Chi Minh City is about to build Bon Xa intersection, Nguyen Tri Phuong intersection, Dien Bien Phu intersection to separate traffic flows, reduce conflicts, and overcome traffic congestion.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has assigned the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board to prepare a pre-feasibility study report for the Bon Xa intersection project, the Nguyen Tri Phuong - Ngo Gia Tu - Nguyen Chi Thanh intersection and the Dien Bien Phu - Ngo Gia Tu - Ly Thai To - Le Hong Phong intersection. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City reduces prices of meat, eggs and seafood to make it easier for people to shop
Recorded at Emart supermarket on the morning of November 23, many pork, chicken and seafood stalls attracted many customers to shop. Ms. Pham Thu Trang (Cat Lai ward) shared: "The price of coffee has increased too much, so I switched to buying meat and eggs to save money. Today, the price of meat has decreased sharply, and there is a promotion to buy 1 get 1 free, I buy more to store and use gradually. At this time, such a price reduction is very valuable".
In response to the need to shift to a group of foods rich in protein due to increased prices of vegetables, the Saigon Co.op supermarket system said that it is simultaneously implementing the meat Festival with a rotation of 15-20% incentives for pork, chicken, and beef from major suppliers. In addition to fresh meat, alternative items such as eggs, mushrooms, fruits, seafood are also reduced by 30%, along with many "buy 1 get 1" programs to help consumers easily balance their menu while still saving costs. See more...
Ho Chi Minh City residents gather love, turn to the people of the Central region
These days, in Ho Chi Minh City, from 14 metro stations of Line 1 to the headquarters of wards, communes and community gathering points, the atmosphere of receiving relief goods is always bustling from morning to night. Each box of noodles, medicine bag, warm clothes, life jackets... was brought by the people with the hope of promptly sending them to the "central region" struggling during the flood.
At Ba Son Metro Station, Tran Nhu Mi, a third-year student at Saigon University, hurriedly hugged her clothes bag and a few life jackets, which were swims for the children in the house, to send. Knowing the information through social networks, Tran Nhu Mi said that just seeing her house submerged in water and people fleeing the flood could not sit still. See more...
Factory fire at dawn in Ho Chi Minh City
The factory fire broke out at around 2:00 a.m. on November 23 on An Phu 11 Street, An Phu Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
Initial information, at that time, a fire suddenly broke out at the factory. People shouted to each other to use on-site vehicles to put out the fire but failed. The incident was then reported to the authorities.
At the scene, the fire broke out in a factory of hundreds of square meters. Inside the factory, there were many trees, and the fire broke out fiercely. See more...
