Congested at the gateway of Ho Chi Minh City, ‘umbrella cars’ pick up passengers regardless

On the afternoon of April 26, as recorded by PV Youthon many roads at the eastern gateway (Ho Chi Minh City to the Eastern provinces) and western Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City to the Western provinces), the number of vehicles is large, vehicles move slowly and there is a situation of traffic congestion.

“Umbrella cars” stop and pick up passengers despite traffic jams

From 4:30 p.m. on the same day, On some roads from the center of Ho Chi Minh City towards the eastern gateway, vehicles are starting to get crowded. At 4:50 p.m., at To Huu Street (Thu Thiem Ward, Thu Duc City), the stream of vehicles from the center of Ho Chi Minh City flowed to Mai Chi Tho Street, cars lined up in two long lines.

Nearly 5:00 p.m., on Mai Chi Tho street, heading from the center of Ho Chi Minh City to An Phu intersection (Mai Chi Tho intersection – Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressway), Ca Tre Nho bridge section, the The vehicle started moving slowly.

At the An Phu intersection (An Phu Ward, Thu Duc City), there was a large number of vehicles, causing congestion, with vehicles inching closer to each other.

Here, PV Youth It was noted that when there were no traffic police, a series of passenger cars from many bus companies stopped and picked up passengers illegally, making traffic congestion more tense. Specifically, in just about 5 minutes, we recorded passenger cars (BS: 72F – 009.xx) of Toan Thang bus company (on the front of the bus, it says BX Vung Tau – Mien Tay BX), passenger cars (BS: 72B – 029.xx) of Hoa Mai bus station (rear of bus says Western BX, ticket counter number 12), passenger bus (BS: 72F – 001.xx) of Toan Thang garage (the rear of the car says BX Mien Tay ticket counter 11-19)… constantly encroaching on lanes, stopping in the motorbike lane, blatantly picking up passengers in the middle of a crowded traffic flow.

More than 5 p.m., roads such as Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, National Highway 13, Dinh Bo Linh (Binh Thanh District) also began to congest, vehicles moved little by little.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Vu (39 years old) said that today was the last working day of the company. As soon as he got off work, he and his wife tried to go to Mien Dong Bus Station early, but could not escape the traffic jam.

Similarly, Highway 13 is also full of vehicles. At gate number 5, Mien Dong Bus Station, passenger cars continuously depart, the traffic police are straining to regulate traffic. As for National Highway 1 (the section passing through Thu Duc City), there is a lot of traffic and cars move slowly.

Park in the middle of the street to pick up passengers

On the afternoon of April 27, thousands of people began to leave Ho Chi Minh City to return to their hometowns for the holiday, causing traffic congestion at the western gateway.

Noting National Highway 1 (section passing through Binh Tan District and Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City), the line of motorbikes and passenger cars moving slowly one after another. At some times, the number of vehicles arriving is too large, causing prolonged traffic congestion.

At Mien Tay Bus Station, ticket counters and passengers lining up to buy tickets to return home were bustling with activity.

According to the representative of Mien Tay Bus Station, as of this afternoon there were 26,000 passengers and 1,000 vehicles leaving the station. The forecast for the next 24 hours is about 53,000 passengers with more than 1,930 vehicles departing. In particular, the peak is April 27 (tomorrow), the forecast number of passengers at the wharf is 61,000 passengers.

At 6:00 p.m., PV Youth It was recorded that in just about 3 minutes, the passenger car (BS: 84B – 006.xx) of Tan Thanh Thuy bus company and the passenger car (BS: 66B – 012.xx) blatantly encroached on the lane and stopped in the middle of National Highway 1 (the section passing Binh Chanh district) picks up guests against regulations. Behind, a series of vehicles angrily honked their horns, many people expressed boredom and fear at the potential risk of traffic accidents.