On March 24.3, the People's Committee of Hai Chau District (Da Nang City) announced a plan to organize Bach Dang walking street (section from Dragon Bridge to Tran Thi Ly Bridge), expected to operate from April 27.4.
Bach Dang Walking Street is piloted to operate for 5 years (54 months in the period 2023 - 2028), on a 1,2 km long route from Dragon Bridge to Tran Thi Ly Bridge, with a space of about 8 hectares.
Activities start from 15:0 p.m. the previous day to XNUMX:XNUMX a.m. the next day. From Friday to Sunday, vehicles are completely banned on Bach Dang Street from Dragon Bridge to Tran Thi Ly Bridge to serve the pedestrian street.
Lighting plan along the sidewalk of walking streets
Hai Chau District People's Committee invested and upgraded a total of 3 4-star standard toilets, 5 check-in points, landscape decoration, artistic lighting, security cameras, free wifi...
According to the People's Committee of Hai Chau District, investors equipped themselves with sales cars and containers (kiosks), participated in auctions for locations, parked 12 kiosks and 15 sales cars. In particular, vending carts are allowed to sell alcoholic beverages but collect and treat their own wastewater and do not discharge it into the environment.
Sales cars are parked close to the sidewalk in an area of 10 x 2,5 m, and tables and chairs are purchased according to the model, arranged in the area of 10 x 5,5 m.
Interspersed with the sales cars is a 10 x 4 m kiosk (20 foot container), decorated according to the business plan, ensuring aesthetics and safety in stormy weather.
To ensure fairness for business households, Hai Chau District does not allow vending machines to be placed in pedestrian streets.
5 check-in points
All 27 sales car and kiosk positions are auctioned for the right to use each location for a period of 54 months (2023 - 2028), starting price is 127 million VND/kiosk or 129 million VND/sales car. .
In addition, investors also pay sidewalk and road rental fees of 6 million VND/month/kiosk, 6,7 million VND/month/sales car. However, when the authorities request to terminate the pilot plan, organizations and individuals will dismantle it themselves and will not be compensated for damage to facilities, including damage caused by natural disasters.
4-star standard toilets are built to serve people
Many cultural and artistic activities
Besides services, Bach Dang walking street has events every night at the Binh Minh 6 street stage (EDM music, DJ) or semicircle bridge. At APEC Park, there are exhibition, cultural and artistic activities organized periodically.
Along the walking street, there are also festivals to welcome the new year, Vietnamese New Year, cuisine, hot air balloons, and light dances; Various types of street art such as sketching, magic, dance performances, hip hop, street music, folk games...
Performing arts area on Binh Minh 6 street
However, karaoke singing with portable speakers is not allowed here.
In particular, Hai Chau District identified walking streets as a component in organizing landscape decoration and flower streets for holidays, in order to serve stably for people and tourists coming for entertainment and not disrupt business segment.
Panorama of Bach Dang walking street
Mr. Le Tu Gia Thanh, Chairman of Hai Chau District People's Committee, said the local key task is to develop a night economy project, in which the Han River is considered the "living room" of the city. Therefore, Hai Chau District determines that all activities on the Han River create beauty worthy of its central district status.
Bach Dang Walking Street is part of the pilot plan to develop the night economy of Da Nang City, combining activities on Nguyen Van Troi bridge and the park on the east bank of the bridge to form a commercial and service complex.
