51 Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Police units mobilized to help people return home smoothly for Tet

Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Police recommends that people listen to and watch information on newspapers and radio as well as apply traffic order to grasp the situation on the roads and choose appropriate travel routes.

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This afternoon (January 24), 51 traffic police units across Ho Chi Minh City simultaneously deployed to ensure traffic order and safety, creating the best conditions for people to return home to celebrate Tet At Ty safely and conveniently.

These units include 28 units under the Water and Land Traffic Police Department; 22 units under the police of districts, towns and Thu Duc City.

Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Police simultaneously deployed to regulate routes and hotspots. Photo: CV

The Traffic Police Department, Ho Chi Minh City Police said that in some areas, main roads such as Le Quang Dao, Phan Van Khai (old National Highway 22), Le Kha Phieu, Le Duc Anh, Do Muoi (National Highway 1, section passing through Ho Chi Minh City), Van Tien Dung (old National Highway 50), Hoang Cam (old National Highway 1K) or routes to Tan Son Nhat airport, Saigon station, Mien Tay bus station, Mien Dong bus station (old, new), An Suong bus station.... there will be traffic police patrolling continuously.

At complex intersections, traffic police and other coordinating forces will be present regularly to regulate and direct traffic.

Since the afternoon of January 24, the gateways to Ho Chi Minh City have been crowded with vehicles leaving the city to return to their hometowns for Tet. In the photo, Le Kha Phieu Street is crowded but there has been no traffic jam yet. Photo: CV

Tan Tuc traffic police control traffic lights in the Western gateway area (HCMC) to reduce congestion on the afternoon of January 24. Photo: Dao Phuong

People traveling to the Western provinces are given water by traffic police. Photo: Dao Phuong

The Traffic Police Department also forecasts that from 6-10pm today (January 24) and from 5-11am tomorrow (January 25), main roads, especially expressways at the gateways, will be very crowded and there is a possibility of local congestion...

Authorities recommend that before traveling, people listen to and watch information on newspapers and radio as well as use traffic order applications to grasp the situation on the roads, choose appropriate routes to avoid wasting time in congested areas.

Traffic police support people to change new helmets to return home safely.

Traffic police on duty to regulate traffic at the eastern gateway. Photo: CV

In addition, in the next 3 days (from January 24-26), the Traffic Police Department will distribute mineral water, cold towels, helmets, red envelopes to promote traffic safety and some foods such as bread, dumplings, etc. to people. This is to support and encourage people to return home to celebrate Tet safely and happily.

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The Traffic Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police said that the demand for transporting and delivering goods increased sharply before Tet, but the receiving and processing capacity of port clusters could not keep up, causing vehicles to be congested and queued up.

Ho Chi Minh City police instruct people on turning right at red lights

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/51-unit-vi-csgt-tphcm-ra-quan-giup-dan-thuan-loi-ve-que-don-tet-2366356.html