Serious congestion after closing Nguyen Van Linh intersection

After the intersection of Nguyen Huu Tho - Nguyen Van Linh (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) was temporarily closed to build an underground tunnel project, traffic in the surrounding area was often congested and traffic jams lasted for a long time during rush hours.

According to Tien Phong's records, from about 17:25 p.m. on March 3, in the areas around the Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho intersection, there was serious traffic jam from all directions.

From February 7, the intersection of Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho began to be completely fenced, temporarily stopping vehicles from passing through this area to construct closed tunnels.

This causes more serious traffic jams to occur in some sections of Nguyen Van Linh street. From the road surface to the sidewalk on Nguyen Van Linh street, all are filled with vehicles.

This congestion is mainly concentrated in the flow of cars and container trucks on Nguyen Van Linh street (from the toll station to the intersection) and on Nguyen Huu Tho street (from Nha Be district to district 7).

After the intersection was temporarily closed, a temporary path was opened for cars and trucks to allow vehicles to turn around at Nguyen Phan Chanh street - Nguyen Van Linh street.

In addition to adjusting routes and temporary turning places for vehicles, related units such as investors, contractors and Ho Chi Minh City traffic police force have actively informed people about the new route and adjustments. Reduce traffic to make traveling less difficult for people while waiting for the construction of this intersection to be completed.

Fencing is mandatory and must be implemented to complete the project. However, fencing an intersection with very high traffic density like Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho will certainly affect people's travel.

The Nguyen Van Linh - Nguyen Huu Tho underground tunnel project is invested by the Ho Chi Minh City Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board. The project was started in April 4 with a total investment of more than 2020 billion VND.