Part of streets around the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in the capital citywill be turned into pedestrian streets if a proposal is approved.
Drafted by the Transportation Department and the Management Board ofthe mausoleum, the proposal aims to turn Chua Mot Cot, Ong Ich Khiem andthe south side of Hung Vuong streets surrounding Ba Dinh Square andthe Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum into walking streets.
While theproposal aims to ban all vehicles from these streets, exceptions wouldbe given to special cases for vehicles of organisations, offices andindividuals who work and live within the area, and these vehicles haveto move at a speed of no more than 15km per hour. All vehicles have toget permission from the Management Board of the mausoleum to have accessto the pedestrian streets.
City authorities originallyplanned to designate 10 walking streets in the downtown area near theOld Quarter starting from November 1, but so far that plan has not beenimplemented.
Nguyen Van Cuong, head of the ManagementBoard of the mausoleum, said the plan would not significantly affectbusinesses or offices in the area and would be more feasible thansetting up walking streets in the Old Quarter, since the mausoleum is inan area with fewer commercial businesses.
Parking lotsfor cars would be set up at the grounds of the Ho Chi Minh Museum andthe mausoleum management committee has also asked the city to allowadditional parking in the parking area at the Imperial Thang LongCitadel site. Additional parking lots would also be set up in the area.-VNA
Drafted by the Transportation Department and the Management Board ofthe mausoleum, the proposal aims to turn Chua Mot Cot, Ong Ich Khiem andthe south side of Hung Vuong streets surrounding Ba Dinh Square andthe Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum into walking streets.
While theproposal aims to ban all vehicles from these streets, exceptions wouldbe given to special cases for vehicles of organisations, offices andindividuals who work and live within the area, and these vehicles haveto move at a speed of no more than 15km per hour. All vehicles have toget permission from the Management Board of the mausoleum to have accessto the pedestrian streets.
City authorities originallyplanned to designate 10 walking streets in the downtown area near theOld Quarter starting from November 1, but so far that plan has not beenimplemented.
Nguyen Van Cuong, head of the ManagementBoard of the mausoleum, said the plan would not significantly affectbusinesses or offices in the area and would be more feasible thansetting up walking streets in the Old Quarter, since the mausoleum is inan area with fewer commercial businesses.
Parking lotsfor cars would be set up at the grounds of the Ho Chi Minh Museum andthe mausoleum management committee has also asked the city to allowadditional parking in the parking area at the Imperial Thang LongCitadel site. Additional parking lots would also be set up in the area.-VNA
