The tangled cable system like a spider web on many streets causes loss of urban beauty and poses a risk of fire and unsafety during the rainy and stormy season.

Synchronizing technical infrastructure, improving urban appearance

It is not difficult to see streets in the city center, although the road surface has been renovated, there are still tangled telecommunication cables and subscriber lines strung across like spider webs. Many tourist routes make visitors surprised - not because of the beauty of the road but because of the chaos of the hanging wire system overhead. Not only does this cause loss of urban aesthetics, this situation also poses the risk of short circuits, broken wires, and falling poles during the rainy and stormy season, directly affecting people's safety and the quality of urban infrastructure.

Faced with this situation, in recent times, the authorities have drastically implemented many solutions to restore order to urban technical infrastructure, especially to handle the situation of cables and subscriber lines hanging above the ground that do not meet standards. Since the beginning of May 2025, the Department of Science and Technology has organized large-scale field inspection teams to review the current situation, rectify and request strict handling of violations on hundreds of roads that have been and are being underground, renovated and refurbished.

Mr. Bui Hoang Minh - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Hue City emphasized: "This inspection not only helps to rectify existing problems in the construction and management of urban technical infrastructure, but is also an important preparation step for consulting on the development of the Plan for renovation, embellishment, and undergrounding in the period of 2026 - 2030, aiming at the goal of synchronizing infrastructure and improving the quality of Hue's urban landscape".

The inspection will focus on underground routes, routes with sewer systems, and routes that are being renovated. Any remaining problems such as new telecommunication cables not being placed in hangers, or not using existing infrastructure will be recorded and required to be corrected. The goal is not only to handle violations but also to rebuild the urban area in a civilized and safe manner, facilitating management, operation, and serving the people.

Underground technical systems will also help minimize the risk of short circuits and cable collapse, especially during the rainy and stormy season, creating conditions for integrating technology into urban infrastructure systems such as smart lighting, traffic monitoring, digital operations and safety warnings.

Consistent action

Recently, the Department of Science and Technology has sent an official document to telecommunications and cable television enterprises in the area, requesting urgent completion of undergrounding and refurbishing cable systems and subscriber lines on many key routes, such as: Phan Boi Chau, Le Thanh Ton, Dinh Tien Hoang, Nguyen Truong To, Hoa My, Tran Van Ky, Trieu Quang Phuc, Nguyen Van Troi... before the deadline of June 30, 2025.

This is a move demonstrating determination in implementing the plan approved by the Hue City People's Committee on schedule. After this time, the suspended cables that do not comply with regulations will be dismantled according to regulations.

The establishment of urban infrastructure discipline this time not only serves technical requirements, but is also a step forward for Hue to build the image of a modern, competitive and integrated tourism - heritage city. The open and synchronous landscape will contribute to improving the tourist experience, increasing investment attractiveness and creating a better living environment for the people.

Notably, underground infrastructure systems are a prerequisite for deploying smart urban technology applications: from connecting sensor data to traffic management, environmental monitoring, public security and digital service platforms serving citizens and tourists.

A beautiful city is not enough, it must be smart, safe and livable. Hue is changing to become more beautiful through concrete actions - from each underground cable to each renovated street.

Article and photos: Dinh Van

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