Sidewalks on many streets in Hanoi are in disrepair, 'trapping' pedestrians.

After many years of use, especially after the recent storm, the sidewalks of many streets in Hanoi have seriously degraded, the paving stones are broken, sinkholes have appeared, posing a danger to pedestrians.

In 2019, Hanoi issued a model design for urban sidewalks. Since then, districts, towns, and (old) cities have proposed paving nearly 300 streets, and have completed more than 250 streets, mainly in the inner city. Other areas are mainly paved with block bricks or imitation stone bricks. After a period of use, many sidewalks have sunk, cracked, and broken.

Chu Van An Street sidewalk has seriously degraded after a period of use.

Many stones on the sidewalk of Chu Van An street are cracked and broken.

The fake stone bricks on Le Van Luong street were broken into many pieces.

The sidewalk at the Nguyen Xien - Nguyen Trai intersection has been peeling for a long time but has not been repaired in time.

After the recent storm, many sidewalks along Nguyen Trai Street appeared to have subsided.

Despite being repaired many times, the sidewalks on both sides of Nguyen Trai Street are still seriously degraded.

A sinkhole on the sidewalk of Nguyen Trai Street was reinforced with sacks to ensure safety for passersby.

Nguyen Trai Street sidewalk is paved with natural stone, when broken the sharp edges are dangerous for pedestrians.

At the end of 2022, the sidewalk on Nguyen Trai Street was renovated after the paving stones were degraded. However, just over 2 years later, hundreds of stones on this street continued to break.

Nguyen Trai Street is often congested, during rush hour motorbikes drive on the sidewalk, while the sidewalk surface is uneven, causing the stones to easily break.

The recent heavy rains caused severe flooding on Nguyen Trai Street, causing the sidewalk to collapse and deteriorate even more severely.

The sidewalk section at the beginning of Nguyen Xien Street is paved with natural stone and is also in a state of disrepair.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/via-he-nhieu-tuyen-pho-o-ha-noi-nat-buom-gai-bay-nguoi-di-lai-20251023112925157.htm