HCMC plans lots of roadwork in 2011
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Ho Chi Minh City plans to dig up another 343 kilometers of streets this year, officials have said.
There doesn’t seem to be an end in sight to the dreaded green traffic barriers that block the flow of traffic on many HCMC streets.
According to the city Transport Department, that the Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco) will dig up more than 310 kilometers to install new drainage pipes in Districts 12, Go Vap, Tan Phu, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh and Nha Be on the city's outskirts and replace the old ones in several downtown districts.
The HCMC Power Company plans to tear up 15.3 kilometers of roadways to bury electrical wires in Districts 3, 5, 6, 10 and 11.
Some digging will be done as part of the flood prevention project and urban traffic management project in the city, which are expected to finish by the end of the year.
Street barriers have left main arterial roads clogged for hours at a time. The poor condition of HCMC roads also heightens the danger for road users.
According to police, most of the city’s traffic jams are caused by roadwork barricades blocking the streets.
