Accordingly, when Zalo users want to know traffic information in HCMC, they can click the bearch bar and then enter the keyword ‘traffic information in HCMC’, followed by pressing the button ‘Interested’. From that moment, they can easily find out about the traffic status, including traffic threading, closed roads, traffic accidents, and traffic congestion. They can also make good use of nearly 700 installed online cameras if needed. All are supposed to help vehicle controllers choose the best route. To increase the interaction between users and the system, the Management Center of Saigon Tunnel, the operator of this traffic portal, added a virtual assisstant into Zalo, helping users quickly find precise information in accordance with their needs. This scheme belongs to the content of the project ‘Transforming HCMC into a smart city in the period from 2017 – 2020, with a vision to 2025’. It also serves as an effective portal which can be … [Read more...] about Urban traffic status in HCMC monitored via Zalo
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Japan helps Danang improve urban traffic
Japan helps Danang improve urban traffic Hai Dang By Hai Dang - The Saigon Times Daily DANANG – Japan will provide technical assistance for the central coast city of Danang to improve its urban traffic and strengthen the capability of State officials in relevant fields. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on Thursday between Nobuyuki Tsuneoka, senior advisor to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Dang Viet Dung, director of Danang’s Department of Transport. The technical support will be carried out in three years, from the second quarter of 2013 to end-2015, with a total budget of US$2 million sourced from Japan’s ODA and reciprocal capital of Danang. Upgrading the traffic infrastructure of Danang will be a focus as this will serve as a foundation for execution of the urban mass rapid transit (UMRT) system in near future. Public transport services will be improved through the application of information and communication … [Read more...] about Japan helps Danang improve urban traffic
More traffic jams in Hanoi as personal vehicles increase
VietNamNet Bridge - Each month Hanoi has an additional 19,000 new vehicles, posing great pressure on urban transport, said Colonel Dao Bay Thang, Head of Hanoi Traffic Police Agency. Thang said the number of private vehicles was growing very strongly in the city. In the period of January-August 2015, Hanoi had 183,000 new vehicles, including over 39,000 cars and 143,000 motorcycles, bringing the total number of vehicles to 5.5 million (almost 535,000 cars and more than 4.9 million motorcycles). There are also a lot of vehicles registered in other provinces but used by Hanoi residents. Traffic congestion has become more severe because of 25 projects on the road. Nguyen Van Thach, Head of the Traffic Safety Department of the Ministry of Transport, said Hanoi and HCM City are facing a rapidly increasing number of personal vehicles while the development of infrastructure facilities has not kept up at the same pace. Thach … [Read more...] about More traffic jams in Hanoi as personal vehicles increase
Hanoi’s authorities asked to implement effective traffic management measures
The Hanoitimes - Hanoi`s traffic infrastructure is not only limited and under pressure, but also is alarming, the Hanoi Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai said at a meeting with the Transport Ministry in Hanoi on March 7. Hanoi People's Committee and the Ministry of Transport held a meeting on March 7 to implement the State's management of transport, infrastructure development, and ensuring traffic order and safety in the city for 2016-2020 period. Hanoi Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai makes a speech at a meeting with the Transport Ministry in Hanoi on March 7. Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung, and Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong (in charge of the Transport Ministry) attended the conference. Addressing the meeting, the Hanoi Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai highlighted that the city's transport infrastructure has achieved remarkable results in the past years. The embellishment of urban … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s authorities asked to implement effective traffic management measures
Japanese expert yearns to improve Vietnam’s traffic
A retired Japanese expert on traffic has spent almost one month staying put at a bridge in central Vietnam’s Da Nang City, in hopes that his meticulous records and study will help improve the country’s traffic, which may scare off many foreigners when they first arrive, and minimize fatality in road accidents. In the past one month, Saito Takeshi, 69, one of Japan’s leading experts on traffic, has stood at Tran Phu- Le Duan intersection at one end of the bridge over the Han River - one of Da Nang City’s icons. From 4am to 8.30pm day in day out, the retired expert braves the elements, even in rainy weather, to measure, take notes and snap photos of the passing traffic. Takeshi, who hails from Saitama Urawa, Japan, retired nine years ago. During those years, he has spent time in Hanoi and Da Nang studying the country’s traffic. Tran Phu - Le Duan intersection is part of the Da Nang Traffic Information Platform (DTRIP), a project to improve urban traffic … [Read more...] about Japanese expert yearns to improve Vietnam’s traffic