Traffic jam on Vo Nguyen Giap Avenue in Ho Chi Minh City

Minh Tâm |

HCMC - Since early morning of January 22, thousands of vehicles, including container trucks, trucks... have been stuck in a prolonged traffic jam on Vo Nguyen Giap Avenue.

According to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, the serious traffic jam lasted from the High-Tech Park intersection to Thu Duc overpass, and continued to MK intersection.

Un tac nghiem trong tren dai lo Vo Nguyen Giap (TP Thu Duc), hang ngan phuong tien di chuyen cham. Anh: Minh Tam
Serious traffic jam on Vo Nguyen Giap Avenue (Thu Duc City), thousands of vehicles moving slowly. Photo: Minh Tam

The long line of cars forced many drivers to turn off their engines and get out of their cars because they could not move. Some people had to switch to Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) to go to work to avoid being late.

Un tac qua lau, nhieu tai xe phai ra ngoai le duong dung doi. Anh: Minh Tam
The traffic jam lasted so long that many drivers had to wait outside on the side of the road. Photo: Minh Tam

Traffic in the opposite direction is no better. Traffic jams also occurred from Cat Lai intersection to MK intersection, spreading to Mai Chi Tho street.

Mot so nguoi thay vi don xe o to vao trung tam thanh pho thi phai xuong xe, sau do di chuyen vao cac nha ga metro so 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) de di lam vi so tre gio. Anh: Minh Tam
Some people, instead of taking a bus to the city center, have to get off the bus and then move to Metro Line 1 stations (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) to go to work because they are afraid of being late. Photo: Minh Tam

Many drivers said that the main cause of this congestion was the sudden increase in the number of container trucks entering and leaving Truong Tho port (at MK intersection) and Cat Lai port during the days leading up to Tet. The high volume of goods transported has put great pressure on Vo Nguyen Giap road, leading to a traffic jam.

Luong phuong tien do ve ngay cang dong, keo dai hon cay so. Anh: Minh Tam
The number of vehicles pouring in is increasing, stretching for more than a kilometer. Photo: Minh Tam

By noon of the same day, traffic on Vo Nguyen Giap Avenue had not improved, vehicles continued to move very slowly.

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