Traffic on Au Co Street

10/02/2024 | 13:30

TPO - After more than 5 years of construction with many design adjustments between the earthen dike and the concrete dike, the Au Co road section from Nghi Tam to Nhat Tan Bridge, over 5 km long, has just been completed. From 2 lanes, the road is now 6 lanes wide, convenient for traffic.

Faced with the small road surface, only 2 lanes, and frequent traffic jams, in 2018 the Hanoi People's Committee implemented the project of lowering the Au Co dike to widen the road.

Up to now, after 5 years of construction, from 2 lanes, Au Co street, Nghi Tam - Nhat Tan section, has a width of 4 to 6 lanes, making traffic convenient and clear.

In some sections, due to houses on both sides, the Au Co dike can only be widened to 2 lanes/direction, making traffic a bit difficult.

Along with that, the dike surface was lowered to widen the roadway, rebuilt with a concrete retaining wall about 2 meters higher than the road surface in the direction of Nghi Tam - Nhat Tan.

Although it is a concrete dike, the design still ensures flood protection of the Red River at level 3 (the highest level), along with that, on both sides of the retaining wall, there are still bridges and gates for people living outside the dike to access Au Co street.

In addition to the main road with 2 directions, each way 3 lanes wide, the project also builds parallel residential roads on both sides for people living on both sides of Nghi Tam - Au Co road to live and travel (red arrow).

Along with that, the project also renovates and redesigns the infrastructure at intersections to ensure avoiding conflicts between traffic flows, causing traffic jams.

Among these are major intersections such as: Au Co - Xuan Dieu, Au Co - Nghi Tam, Au Co - Yen Phu, Au Co - Lac Long Quan... In the photo: Instead of having to stop to wait for the traffic light, from now on, vehicles passing through Au Co - Nghi Tam intersection will continuously go through the roundabout.

For over 5 years, due to the construction site, traffic on Au Co Street has only been one-way, causing constant congestion. However, since the end of September, the project has been completed and the Hanoi Department of Transport has had a plan to organize traffic for all vehicles to travel in both directions.

Mr. Trong

Source: https://tienphong.vn/traffic-tren-duong-au-co-nghi-tam-ra-sao-sau-khi-duoc-mo-rong-6-lan-xe-post1678461.tpo