Chaos at the newly opened food street in Hanoi

TPO - Although it has just opened, Nguyen Van Tuyet food street (Dong Da, Hanoi) has had problems with sidewalk encroachment and vehicles entering the street, causing loss of urban beauty and traffic order.

20/01/2025 | 14:20

TPO - Although it has just opened, Nguyen Van Tuyet food street (Dong Da, Hanoi) has had problems with sidewalk encroachment and vehicles entering the street, causing loss of urban beauty and traffic order.

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On the evening of January 18, Nguyen Van Tuyet culinary street in Dong Da district (Hanoi) officially opened, forming another cultural and culinary address of the capital Hanoi.

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The culinary street space stretches from the intersection of Tay Son Street (at house number 298 to the intersection of Yen Lang Street at number 53); the street length is 840m, the width of the road and sidewalk is from 10 - 12m; the total usable area is 2.84 ha.

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According to the reporter's records, on the evening of January 19, the street was quite crowded with people coming to experience.

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Many cultural, artistic and shopping events attract people to the street.

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This is the third culinary street in Hanoi to be put into operation and the first business street in Dong Da district to apply a completely cashless payment method.

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The street operates from 6pm to 12pm every Saturday and Sunday. During this time, motor vehicles will be banned from Nguyen Van Tuyet Food Street to reserve space for pedestrians to enjoy food, cultural and artistic activities, etc.

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Due to lack of parking space, outside the restricted area, vehicles are forced to park in the alleys connecting to Nguyen Van Tuyet street.

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Delivery people have to choose to leave their vehicles outside and walk in to pick up orders because they cannot move in by motorbike.

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However, after the first evening of operation, there were still many vehicles moving and parking inside Nguyen Van Tuyet street area, posing many potential traffic safety risks on a street crowded with pedestrians.

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Because of the ban on vehicles, many diners are hesitant and choose restaurants outside the street area. The number of diners at the beginning of Nguyen Van Tuyen Street, which is not in the food street area, is very large, causing frequent traffic jams on the street.