Hanoi to reduce traffic jams with US $ 96.02mn investment

The municipal government of Hanoi is to invest US $ 96.02 million to reduce traffic jams in 27 locations in the Vietnamese capital. Between 2012 and 2015, the government will build more parking lots and multi-story car parks in the city as well as eight new overpasses. Bus stations will be relocated from the city centre. Construction of arterial roads including Cat Linh-La Thanh-Thai Ha-Lang and Van Cao-Ho Tay will be quickened.
September 13, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The municipal government of Hanoi is to invest US $ 96.02 million to reduce traffic jams in 27 locations in the Vietnamese capital.

Between 2012 and 2015, the government will build more parking lots and multi-story car parks in the city as well as eight new overpasses. Bus stations will be relocated from the city centre. Construction of arterial roads including Cat Linh-La Thanh-Thai Ha-Lang and Van Cao-Ho Tay will be quickened. The Ring Road one, two and three traffic projects will be prioritised. The Kim Ma Station to Yen Nghia Station bus rapid transit line will be completed in 2013.

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