New US$ 29.3 million tunnel opens to traffic
VGP - The Le Van Luong - Belt Road No. 3 tunnel opened to to traffic in the morning of October 5, part of the city's moves to address traffic congestion.
The new tunnel at the intersection of Le Van Luong, Khuat Duy Tien and To Huu streets
The 475m tunnel, the fourth of its kind in the city, is located at the intersection of Le Van Luong, Khuat Duy Tien and To Huu streets. It is one of the city's key transport works.
With a total investment of nearly VND 700 billion (US$29.3 million), construction on this tunnel started on October 2, 2020.
Accordingly, the tunnel is designed to have 4 lanes and a total length of about 890m. Once operational, it is expected to help reduce traffic jams in the area near the capital city's southern gate.
The municipal Transport Department said traffic jams which last more than 30 minutes have been curbed, and the number of congestion hotspots during rush hour has decreased from 67 in 2013 to 32 at present.
According to the department, among a series of solutions applied to solve traffic jams, building and putting tunnels into operation in areas with heavy traffic and frequent congestion has proved effective./.
