Street vendors displaying their wares on road surfaces and sidewalks has been a commonplace occurrence across Ho Chi Minh City despite it causing a nuisance for commuters and residents.

Not only the street hawkers and their sidewalk eateries but people parking vehicles onto driving lanes have also added to the woes.

Many people from the newly-launched Thu Thiem 2 Bridge in District 1, Dang Van Sam Street in Go Vap District, and To Huu and Nguyen Co Thach Street in Thu Duc City complained to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about their annoyance caused by the unbridled issue.

Ngo Ngoc Trang, a resident of Binh Thanh District, said that signs banning street vending has proved futile along Dang Van Sam Street stretching through Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap District, where she often visits for physical training, as street vendors have blatantly displayed their wares on both the sidewalks and road surfaces.

“It makes me feel like the road surface was originally a food street,” Trang said.

“The encroachment leads to traffic gridlock and unsafe driving."

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