Ho Chi Minh City reroutes downtown traffic for 17 days for metro drill
Thursday, December 07, 2023, 10:21 GMT+7
Vehicles, including 27 public buses, will be diverted from a series of streets in downtown Ho Chi Minh City until December 23 to accommodate a large-scale firefighting and rescue drill at the underground Ben Thanh Station of the city’s nearly-finished first metro line.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has announced a 17-day traffic restriction in District 1 to facilitate essential firefighting and rescue exercises at Ben Thanh Station, a key hub on metro line No. 1.
The line connects Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City and currently boasts a completion rate of over 96 percent.
The traffic restrictions will be in effect from December 4 to 18, and from 5:00 am to 7:30 am on December 20.
On December 21 and 23, the ban will be in place from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
During this period, the department advises that individuals who need to traverse the affected routes adhere to guidance provided by traffic police, traffic controllers, or road signals and signs.
The Ho Chi Minh City Management Center of Public Transport is also modifying the routes of 27 public bus services in response to the drill.
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| A No. 65 bus traverses Ham Nghi Street from Ton Duc Thang Street to Ben Thanh Market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
Bus routes traversing Tran Hung Dao Street in the direction from Ky Con to Ham Nghi Streets shall take the following alternative routes, with only the prohibited sections being replaced and the remaining parts of each route remaining unchanged:
Route 31: Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Le Thi Hong Gam Street - Ky Con Street - Nguyen Cong Tru Street - Pasteur Street.
Route DL02: Pham Ngu Lao Street - Yersin Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Ly Tu Trong Street - Truong Dinh Street.
Route 20, 75: Pham Ngu Lao Street - Yersin Street - Ky Con Street - Nguyen Cong Tru Street - Pasteur Street - Ham Nghi Street - Khanh Hoi Bridge.
Routes 1, 3, 19, 45, 53, 56, 88, DL1: Tran Hung Dao Street - Ky Con Street - Nguyen Cong Tru Street - Ho Tung Mau Street - Vo Van Kiet Boulevard - Ton Duc Thang Street.
Routes 4, 18, 36, 52, 93, 152, 109: Pham Ngu Lao Street - De Tham Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Ly Tu Trong Street - Pasteur Street.
Routes 13, 65: Pham Ngu Lao Street - De Tham Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Cach Mang Thang 8 Street.
Route 44: Hoang Dieu Street - Calmette Street - Nguyen Cong Tru Street - Pasteur Street - Ly Tu Trong Street.
Routes 34, 102: Pham Ngu Lao Street - Yersin Street - Ky Con Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Calmette Street.
Route 39: Pham Ngu Lao Street - Yersin Street - Ky Con Street - Vo Van Kiet Boulevard.
Route D4: Pham Ngu Lao Street - Yersin Street - Ky Con Street - Vo Van Kiet Boulevard - Thu Thiem Tunnel.
Route 38: Tran Hung Dao Street - Ky Con Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Calmette Street - Calmette Bridge.
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| The designated area for the upcoming firefighting and rescue drill at the underground Ben Thanh Station of metro line No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport |
Routes with adjusted sections in the direction from Ham Nghi to Ky Con Streets:
Route 1: Ham Nghi Street - Pasteur Street - Le Thanh Ton Street - Pham Hong Thai Street - roundabout - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Tran Hung Dao Street.
Route 44: Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Calmette Street.
Route 45: Ham Nghi Street - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Ky Con Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Cu Trinh Street.
Alternative routes for Le Lai Street from Ham Nghi to Truong Dinh Streets:
Routes 4, 18, 36, 52, 93, 109, 152: Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street - Le Thanh Ton Street - Pham Hong Thai Street - roundabout - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Le Lai Street.
Route 31: Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street - Le Thanh Ton Street - Pham Hong Thai Street - roundabout - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.
Route 56: Ham Nghi Street - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Ky Con Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Cu Trinh Street.
Routes 53, 38: Ham Nghi Street - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Ky Con Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Cu Trinh Street - Cong Quynh Street.
Routes 3, 19, 88: Ham Nghi Street - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Ky Con Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Le Lai Street.
Route D4: Thu Thiem Tunnel - Vo Van Kiet Street - Ky Con Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Le Lai Street.
Routes 20, 75: Ham Nghi Street - Pasteur Street - Le Thanh Ton Street - Pham Hong Thai Street - roundabout - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Le Lai Street.
Routes 34, 102: Calmette Bridge - Calmette Street - Nguyen Thai Binh Street - Ky Con Street - Tran Hung Dao Street - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Le Lai Street.
Route 39: Vo Van Kiet Boulevard - Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Nguyen Thi Nghia Street - Le Lai Street.
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