In the middle of the night, the number of cars entering Phap Van - QL45 highway increased, traffic police diverted traffic to QL1A.

A representative of Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 3 (Traffic Police Department) said that due to the sharp increase in traffic volume on the Phap Van - National Highway 45, the unit diverted traffic to National Highway 1A.

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At 11pm on January 26 (December 27), informing VietNamNet reporter, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Manh Thang - Captain of Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 3 (Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Public Security) said that due to the sharp increase in traffic volume on the Phap Van - National Highway 45, the unit proactively diverted traffic to National Highway 1A.

Traffic volume increased on Phap Van - QL45 highway. Photo: CACC

Accordingly, from early morning of the same day, the number of cars moving on the Phap Van - National Highway 45 increased, especially on the Cau Gie - Ninh Binh route (section through Phu Ly city, Ha Nam province). By 4:20 p.m. of the same day, vehicles were again locally congested in both directions at the Cao Bo - Mai Son section.

At 10 p.m., traffic volume suddenly increased at the Khanh Hoa intersection overpass (Yen Khanh, Ninh Binh).

Cars are moving in both directions of the road. Photo: CACC

"During the days leading up to Lunar New Year, people's travel patterns are constantly changing. In the past, traffic was heavy during the morning rush hour from Hanoi to Thanh Hoa or in the afternoon rush hour in the opposite direction. But now there can be congestion in both directions at night," said Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Manh Thang.

To handle unexpected situations well and resolve traffic jams promptly, the unit used 16 motorbikes and 13 cars to block intersections from the highway to National Highway 1A and vice versa.

16 motorbikes continuously patrol the route to resolve incidents. Photo: CACC

"From 10 p.m. onwards, the incident handling teams had to continuously divert traffic onto National Highway 1A to reduce congestion. There were also a number of collisions on the route, so the traffic police teams on motorbikes had to quickly arrive to divert traffic and call for rescue vehicles to remove the vehicles involved in the accident," added Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Manh Thang.

Traffic police block traffic at 11pm. Photo: CACC

The Captain of Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 3 recommends that during the days leading up to Tet, traffic volume increases, drivers need to comply with speed, road sections, lanes and move according to the instructions of traffic police on the route.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/giua-dem-o-to-vao-cao-toc-phap-van-ql45-tang-cao-csgt-phan-luong-ra-ql1a-2366940.html