The 8km section of Vo Van Kiet road being repaired is the lane for two-wheeled vehicles from Km4+900 to Km12+900, on the right side of the road heading from Tan Kien intersection towards the Saigon River tunnel.

Currently, this section for two-wheeled vehicles consists of two lanes, 3-3.5m and 2-2.5m wide, separated by a solid median strip with a continuous grassy area averaging 0.75m wide and a planted grass area of ​​about 2m.

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Inside the red frame is the median separating the two lanes for motorbikes on Vo Van Kiet Boulevard, which will be removed to widen the motorbike lane to 7 meters, ensuring traffic safety and resolving congestion. Photo: TK

The Urban Traffic Management Center of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, which manages the Vo Van Kiet boulevard, has begun renovating the aforementioned section of the road and expects to complete the work by mid-September.

According to the center's representative, the current high volume of traffic on the route is causing congestion and collisions between vehicles due to the current lane arrangement.

Therefore, it is very necessary to renovate the median strip separating the two lanes of two-wheeled vehicles, adjusting the two-wheeled vehicle lane from two wide sections of the road as above to only one lane, with an average width of 7m, to be consistent throughout the route. This also increases the road's capacity, ensuring traffic safety.

Along with removing the median strip, the Center will relocate (uproot and replant) 48 trees, including tamarind and ironwood trees; and cut down 188 old, poorly growing trees such as camphor and flamboyant trees.

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Vo Van Kiet Avenue is the main artery of Ho Chi Minh City with the key economic provinces in the South. Photo: TK

Vo Van Kiet Street has a total length of over 13km, extending from the intersection of Ham Nghi Street and Ton Duc Thang Street, on the west bank of the Saigon River, District 1, to the National Highway 1 overpass in Binh Chanh District.

The 60-meter-wide boulevard, opened to traffic in 2009, is part of the East-West Boulevard; it is a vital artery connecting Ho Chi Minh City with the provinces in the Southern key economic region.

Up to now, after 15 years of operation, traffic volume on the route has increased.

Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport and Long An Province have agreed on the policy of studying the extension of Vo Van Kiet Avenue from Ho Chi Minh City to Hai Son - Tan Do Industrial Park (Duc Hoa District, Long An). When completed, this route will contribute to increasing regional connectivity, facilitating economic and social development in the two localities.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to extend the East-West axis to Long An province.

The extended Vo Van Kiet road is one of 7 out of 23 locations connecting to Long An province that Ho Chi Minh City considers particularly important and requiring priority investment consideration.