Many Hanoi streets are congested on the opening day of school.

Traffic jams lasted for dozens of minutes on many roads on the opening day of school, which was also the first day people returned to work after a four-day holiday.

From 7am on September 5, traffic began to get crowded on Nguyen Trai, Khuat Duy Tien, Nguyen Xien, Nga Tu So, Pham Van Dong streets...

Just a few minutes later, traffic on Nguyen Trai Street became difficult as thousands of vehicles crowded together, lining up one after another. Many people drove onto the sidewalk, hoping to move faster. The increasing number of vehicles caused the area to be congested for 2 hours.

Traffic jam on Nguyen Trai street towards Nga Tu So. Photo: Viet An

The Nga Tu So area was also congested in both directions going up to the bridge. By 8am, the number of vehicles continued to increase. Cars and motorbikes jostled each other, causing traffic chaos.

100 meters away, on Truong Chinh Street, both above and below, cars and motorbikes lined up for kilometers, moving only a little at a time.

Cars lined up at the exit to Ring Road 3 on Nguyen Xien Street. Photo: Viet An

At the Le Van Luong underpass from Ha Dong to Thanh Xuan, the vehicles stood still, unable to move.

Similar situations also occurred on Nguyen Xien Street, Khuat Duy Tien Street, the intersection of Hoang Quoc Viet - Pham Van Dong Street and in front of several school gates. Many people were late for work because they spent hours stuck on the road.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Anh, 33 years old, Ha Dong district, said that although he went to work 30 minutes earlier than usual to avoid traffic jams, it still took him more than 1 hour to travel from his house in Van Quan ward to his workplace on Chua Boc street.

Traffic jam on Nguyen Trai Street, in front of Huynh Thuc Khang High School. Photo: Viet An

This morning, about 2.2 million students of all levels in Hanoi started the new school year. The Commander of the Traffic Police Department ( Hanoi City Police) said that to support students and parents to get to school conveniently, 100% of the department's staff have been mobilized and on duty along the entire route, especially at intersections near schools. However, traffic jams still occur in some places due to the large number of vehicles participating in traffic.

Viet An

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