Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay and Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highways are congested before the September 2 holiday, traffic police open emergency lanes to guide the way

Vehicles from the Eastern and Western provinces returned to Ho Chi Minh City before the last day of the September 2 holiday, many highway sections were congested, traffic police opened emergency lanes to guide vehicles to reduce congestion.

From 4:00 p.m., traffic from Dong Nai, Phan Thiet, Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City via the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway increased, with many traffic jams. The area from Long Thanh bridge (Dong Nai) to Long Phuoc toll station is about 3 km.

The Long Thanh bridge area is considered a bottleneck of the highway, often congested and collisions occur on weekends, holidays, and Tet when the number of vehicles increases. Mr. Hoang Tuan, a tourist bus driver, said his family returned to Ho Chi Minh City from Phan Thiet early this afternoon to avoid tomorrow's rush. However, near the intersection with Highway 51 (Dong Nai), cars have to queue in a long line.

"It's been more than 30 minutes and we still can't get out of the congestion area near Long Thanh bridge," Mr. Tuan said. Just past the bridge, vehicles continued to encounter prolonged congestion at the Ring Road 3 intersection area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City due to the flow of vehicles from Ba Ria and Vung Tau.

The traffic line has to move little by little. As evening approaches, the number of vehicles increases. Authorities alternately open and close the way from the Highway 51 intersection, guiding drivers to Highway 1 to reduce congestion.

At the Western gateway, vehicles from the Western provinces to Ho Chi Minh City are quite crowded. Highway traffic control patrol team No. 7, Traffic Police Department, used special motorbikes to guide the way through the emergency lane of the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway, helping vehicles escape congestion on a stretch of about 40 km.

The road section extends from Than Cuu Nghia toll station, Chau Thanh commune to Cho Dem toll station, Tan Nhut commune, in the direction of the West - Ho Chi Minh City, from 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Traffic police ask drivers to comply with the orders and instructions of the authorities, not to overtake recklessly, keep a safe distance and limit lane changes. Police guidance on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong expressway has been applied since previous holidays when the number of vehicles on the route increased dramatically.