Transport network transformed

August 10, 2023 1:09 PM GMT+7

VGP - Fifteen years after the administrative boundaries of the capital were expanded, the city's road infrastructure is undergoing significant changes.

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Back in 2008, the 12th National Assembly issued Resolution No. 15 on the adjustment of the administrative boundaries of Ha Noi and related provinces.

Four years later, the general strategy and planning for Ha Noi's socio-economic development up to 2030, with a vision for 2050, came into effect. As a result, the capital got a new facelift, with ring roads, bridges, and radial roads gradually forming a synchronized system.

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The Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line

Shortly after the merging of neighboring localities into Ha Noi, a number of major transportation projects were launched to connect the city center with the periphery, including Thang Long Boulevard, Nhat Tan Bridge, Vo Nguyen Giap Street, and the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line.

At the same time, many important structures have been put into operation: Ring Road 2, Vinh Tuy Bridge, Ring Road 3, Southern Ha Tay Arterial Road, National Road 1A (Van Dien-Ngoc Hoi section), sections of Ring Road 2.5 and Ring Road 3.5, overpasses at intersections such as Nguyen Van Huyen-Hoang Quoc Viet or An Duong-Thanh Nien, slip road from Ring Road 3 to Ha Noi-Hai Phong Expressway, or routes through Tan Linh Ward (Ba Vi District).

Ha Noi is home to seven radial highways with a total length of 111 km and eight radial national roads with a total length of 244 km.

Some 132 out of 285 km of the seven beltways have been completed, while four radial routes (West Lake-Ba Vi, West Thang Long, Ngoc Hoi-Phu Xuyen, Ha Dong-Xuan Mai) connecting the metropolitan area with satellite cities are also being urgently invested in.

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Half of the planned 18 bridges over the Red River have been built, namely Chuong Duong, Long Bien, Nhat Tan, Thang Long, Thanh Tri, Trung Ha, Van Lang, Vinh Thinh and Vinh Tuy.

For six others, including Hong Ha, Me So, Thuong Cat, Tran Hung Dao, Tu Lien and Van Phuc, construction preparations are being completed.

Ha Noi, together with related provinces, launched the Ring 4 – Ha Noi Capital Region project in June.

This is the first regional road project to implement Politburo Resolution No. 15-NQ/TW on tasks and directions for Ha Noi's development and Resolution No. 30-NQ/TW on socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the Red River Delta by 2030, with a vision of 2045.

The project is the basis for urban planning and infrastructure development, providing new impetus for the development of the metropolitan area and satellite cities (Soc Son, Son Tay, Hoa Lac, Xuan Mai, Phu Xuyen), as well as an artery to promote their industrial, regional and multidimensional linkages. At the same time, it will help to divert traffic, thereby reducing the pressure on the current transportation system.

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In terms of mass transit, Ha Noi's bus network continued to expand and rationalize after the city's expansion. More new bus lines were set up to connect the newly incorporated suburban districts. These additions mean that all 30 districts and the capital city are now accessible by bus, with subsidized fares.

The network consists of 154 routes, of which 132 are subsidized, eight are non-subsidized, 12 are interprovincial, and two are for city tours. Regarding facilities, there are 351 covered bus stops, 4,405 stops, five interchanges and 127 terminals.

Buses also connect the city with seven neighboring provinces: Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen and Vinh Phuc.

Most importantly, Ha Noi's mass transit has become a multimodal network, making it more convenient for passengers to access and use the service./.



Kim Loan
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