The toll gates, expected to be erected in Districts 1, 3 and the borders of District 5 and 10, would restrict access to the city center and certain major roads which frequently suffer traffic jams, the department said in a proposal. Hoang Sa, Ba Thang Hai, Le Hong Phong, Ly Thai To, Nguyen Van Cu, Vo Van Kiet, Ton Duc Thang and an intersection between Nguyen Phuc Nguyen and Cach Mang Thang Tam streets are some of the planned locations. The gates would only collect fees for cars entering the city center, not going out. They would not apply to motorbikes. The project would be completed by 2021 and the toll fees should be transferred to the city budget, according to the proposal, which is set to be reviewed by the city’s Department of Planning and Investment. HCMC, the country's largest metropolis with 13 million people, has around 7.8 million motorbikes and about 750,000 cars, according to the city's police department. Ngo Hai Duong, head of the road infrastructure … [Read more...] about HCMC plans toll gates for cars to reduce congestion
Rowan atkinson car collection
HCMC plans 34 toll gates for cars to reduce congestion
The toll gates, expected to be erected in Districts 1, 3 and the borders of District 5 and 10, would restrict access to the city center and certain major roads which frequently suffer traffic jams, the department said in a proposal. Hoang Sa, Ba Thang Hai, Le Hong Phong, Ly Thai To, Nguyen Van Cu, Vo Van Kiet, Ton Duc Thang and an intersection between Nguyen Phuc Nguyen and Cach Mang Thang Tam streets are some of the planned locations. The gates would only collect fees for cars entering the city center, not going out. They would not apply to motorbikes. The project would be completed by 2021 and the toll fees should be transferred to the city budget, according to the proposal, which is set to be reviewed by the city’s Department of Planning and Investment. This isn’t the first time HCMC authorities have requested toll gates for cars entering the city center. In 2010, the city’s People’s Committee has accepted a proposal by the Innovative … [Read more...] about HCMC plans 34 toll gates for cars to reduce congestion
Vietnam airports operator to stop charging for drop-off, pickup cars
Vu The Phiet, general director of the joint stock Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the country’s monopoly airports operator, said the number of minutes allowed for cars to enter free would depend on the airport and be decided by the government. The ACV plans to upgrade its car monitoring systems at all of its 21 airports by 2019, and introduce the new model by 2020 at the latest. Phiet said his company is proposing a plan to collect toll on roads it maintains immediately around airports. But Nguyen Thien Tong, a former head of the aviation engineering faculty at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, said the ACV’s practice of charging all cars entering its airports is unlawful and should be stopped immediately. He pointed to the conclusions of the Government Inspectorate at the end of 2017 which said the ACV’s fee collection practices were not in accordance with the Law on Land and therefore unlawful. It found the ACV’s airports … [Read more...] about Vietnam airports operator to stop charging for drop-off, pickup cars
A French collection
Đào Xuân Tình and his collection. VNS Photo Minh Thu Viet Nam News A man in Hà Nội has the largest collection of bicycles that were made in France, in the whole of Việt Nam. One hundred and thirty of Đào Xuân Tình’s bicycles are made by the company Peugeot. They are worth lots of money. The French Embassy has even borrowed one from him for a display. By Minh Thu For collector Đào Xuân Tình, a Peugeot bicycle manufactured in France is not only a vehicle, a hobby or something to collect. It’s a symbol of the past, a part of his childhood and memories of his father. Now, he owns a collection of nearly 130 Peugeot bicycles. The Việt Nam Record Organisation (VietKings) recognised that he has the biggest collection of Peugeot bicycles made in France. The collection is worth a lot of money, according to Tình. “In the past, people often walked or used public … [Read more...] about A French collection
Street parking fee collection in HCMC problematic
Street parking fee collection in HCMC problematicThe Saigon Times Daily Revenue from the street parking fee collection in HCMC is not as high as expected - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – Despite a reduction in the number of cars parked on roadways and sidewalks, the plan to impose higher charges on cars parked on roadways in HCMC remains ineffective as the revenue from fee collection has been lower than expected, reported the local media. On August 1, the HCMC government started collecting higher fees for cars parked on 23 roadways in Districts 1, 5 and 10. However, three weeks later, the city had earned only VND220 million from the fee hike, reaching 3% of the estimate, noted Ngo Hai Duong, head of the Road Infrastructure Management and Exploitation Division under the HCMC Department of Transport. Other flaws have also been pinpointed, including problems in the parking fee collection system and in the coordination between the agencies collecting the fee and those guiding the fee … [Read more...] about Street parking fee collection in HCMC problematic