Hanoi sets target to ban motorbikes from downtown by 2025
Hanoi Exports Post 0.2% Growth The capital city generated approximately USS3.4 billion from exports in the first four months of the year, ... |
Different types of vehicles cause traffic congestion on a street in Hanoi on January 30, 2016. |
By 2020, there will be around one million cars and seven million motorbikes in the Vietnamese capital, chairman Mai Duc Chung said at a meeting on Monday.
“This means the traffic situation in Hanoi will become extremely complicated in the next four to five years, so we really need a timely solution to this,” Chung underscored.
The chairman was speaking at a meeting to discuss development programs for the 2016-20 period, including Program 06, meant to improve the city’s traffic management, according to the government website.
Program 06 includes different projects to simultaneously develop and modernize the capital’s traffic infrastructure and gradually reduce the use of inpidual vehicles, particularly motorbikes.
At Monday’s meeting, the city’s leaders set a target of limiting the number of inpidual vehicles by 2020 to reduce congestion, with a further goal of making inner-city traffic completely free of motorbikes by 2025, according to the government website.
Hanoi will also focus on improving its infrastructure by building more tunnels, highways, bridges, bus stations and parking lots to contribute to reduced traffic pressure.
In the next five years, the capital is scheduled to put two urban railway systems into use, namely Ha Dong – Cat Linh and Nhon – Hanoi Station, and the Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao railway.
Inpidual vehicles in the city now include not only motorbikes, but also electric bicycles and motorcycles, the official said.Vu Cao Minh, secretary of the Party Committee of Thanh Xuan District, said a complete ban on motorbikes is a tough goal to reach, newswire VietNamNet reported.
A target of cutting 50 percent from the number of personal vehicles by 2025 seems a more feasible goal, he added.
In the meantime, Nguyen Phi Thuong, chairman of the Hanoi Transport & Services Corporation, the city’s bus operator, urged local authorities to prepare a new bus development plan.
Hanoi currently has some 1,000 buses, which Thuong said must be increased by 1.5 times to meet rising demand.
Related News
Accelerate development of Stock market in 2024
00:00 | 02/03/2024 Finance
Positive economic outlook in 2024
10:15 | 07/03/2024 Headlines
The corporate bond market will enter new period of development
08:44 | 03/03/2024 Finance
In order to not miss the "green aspiration train"
15:45 | 15/02/2024 Import-Export
Latest News
Standard Chartered revises down Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast in 2024 to 6%
13:51 | 25/04/2024 Headlines
Investor confidence gains traction on improved business climate
13:46 | 25/04/2024 Headlines
Vietnam's exports to Canada lead among CPTPP countries
09:41 | 25/04/2024 Headlines
Many new regulations aim to drastically remove the IUU "Yellow Card"
15:36 | 24/04/2024 Headlines
More News
PM chairs meeting of national committee for digital transformation
13:42 | 24/04/2024 Headlines
Seize the golden opportunity as retail giants look for supplies in Vietnam
10:34 | 24/04/2024 Headlines
Government’s action programme cracks down on illegal fishing
13:53 | 23/04/2024 Headlines
PM calls on ASEAN to pen strategic development vision
13:50 | 23/04/2024 Headlines
Forum to discuss new initiatives on ASEAN future vision: Deputy FM
15:13 | 22/04/2024 Headlines
Investors play a key role in developing the industrial park system
10:38 | 22/04/2024 Headlines
Green transformation and ESG practice to participate in the global competition
18:11 | 21/04/2024 Headlines
Factors influencing Vietnam’s FMCG market
18:06 | 21/04/2024 Headlines
Shrimp exports to major markets bounce back
17:57 | 21/04/2024 Headlines
Your care
Standard Chartered revises down Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast in 2024 to 6%
13:51 | 25/04/2024 Headlines
Investor confidence gains traction on improved business climate
13:46 | 25/04/2024 Headlines
Vietnam's exports to Canada lead among CPTPP countries
09:41 | 25/04/2024 Headlines
Many new regulations aim to drastically remove the IUU "Yellow Card"
15:36 | 24/04/2024 Headlines
PM chairs meeting of national committee for digital transformation
13:42 | 24/04/2024 Headlines