The Hanoi People's Committee has approved a plan to build an underground parking lot of nearly 17,000sq.m in Thong Nhat Park.
Committee'sVice Chairman, Nguyen Quoc Hung, signed a document on May 5 approving aplan for the three-storey structure in Hanoi's Le Duan Street.
Thecity has asked the Department of Planning and Architecture to guideHanoi Parking One Member Co. Ltd. to design the project and display itfor public comment.
Spokesman for the committee, Nguyen Thinh Thanh, said that the land at 295 Le Duan Street had been unused since 1997.
LastNovember, a private company known as Hanoi Parking One Member Co. Ltd,asked the city authority for permission to use the land for a parkinglot.
It proposed building with accommodation for 390 cars.
It proposed to plant grass and trees on the roof of the underground building, use another 2,230 square metres for driveways.
In 2014, the project met severe opposition from the public, who said it was eating into the city's green space.
However,Thanh said the city authority decided to let the project go ahead afterconsidering the opinions of experts, government agencies, andresidents.
He claimed the project would benefit residents and meet their demands.
Previously,the park land in question was earmarked for a five-star hotel, theHanoi Royal. However, strong public opposition led to the abandonment ofthe project.
In an interview with Giao duc Vietnam (VietnamEducation) newspaper, Chairman of Hanoi Transportation Association BuiDanh Lien said that the car park would bring nothing but serious trafficcongestion to the community.
Lien said the one-way route from LeDuan to Tran Nhan Tong Street was already busy carrying vehicles fromfour districts of Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung.
Hesaid a part of the road from a T-junction to the car park narrowed from14 to nine metres, creating peak-hour traffic jams. Bus passengers alsohad to queue on the road and pedestrians had to walk on it becausethere were no pavements.
He said the car park, with an extra 390 cars going in and out, would worsen traffic.
Healso raised questions about the parking fees, which had not beenstipulated. He said the city had paid compensation to investors in thethe five-star hotel when the project was blocked. He said that if thecar park opened, the city must reclaim this sum.
Lien suggestedthat the car park be moved to Tran Nhan Tong-Nguyen Dinh Chieu corner,or use the area around the park along Tran Nhan Tong Street.-VNA
Committee'sVice Chairman, Nguyen Quoc Hung, signed a document on May 5 approving aplan for the three-storey structure in Hanoi's Le Duan Street.
Thecity has asked the Department of Planning and Architecture to guideHanoi Parking One Member Co. Ltd. to design the project and display itfor public comment.
Spokesman for the committee, Nguyen Thinh Thanh, said that the land at 295 Le Duan Street had been unused since 1997.
LastNovember, a private company known as Hanoi Parking One Member Co. Ltd,asked the city authority for permission to use the land for a parkinglot.
It proposed building with accommodation for 390 cars.
It proposed to plant grass and trees on the roof of the underground building, use another 2,230 square metres for driveways.
In 2014, the project met severe opposition from the public, who said it was eating into the city's green space.
However,Thanh said the city authority decided to let the project go ahead afterconsidering the opinions of experts, government agencies, andresidents.
He claimed the project would benefit residents and meet their demands.
Previously,the park land in question was earmarked for a five-star hotel, theHanoi Royal. However, strong public opposition led to the abandonment ofthe project.
In an interview with Giao duc Vietnam (VietnamEducation) newspaper, Chairman of Hanoi Transportation Association BuiDanh Lien said that the car park would bring nothing but serious trafficcongestion to the community.
Lien said the one-way route from LeDuan to Tran Nhan Tong Street was already busy carrying vehicles fromfour districts of Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung.
Hesaid a part of the road from a T-junction to the car park narrowed from14 to nine metres, creating peak-hour traffic jams. Bus passengers alsohad to queue on the road and pedestrians had to walk on it becausethere were no pavements.
He said the car park, with an extra 390 cars going in and out, would worsen traffic.
Healso raised questions about the parking fees, which had not beenstipulated. He said the city had paid compensation to investors in thethe five-star hotel when the project was blocked. He said that if thecar park opened, the city must reclaim this sum.
Lien suggestedthat the car park be moved to Tran Nhan Tong-Nguyen Dinh Chieu corner,or use the area around the park along Tran Nhan Tong Street.-VNA
