People rushed to leave Ho Chi Minh City for the April 30-May 1 holiday, causing traffic jams on all roads.

On the afternoon of April 26, a large number of cars poured into the gateways of Ho Chi Minh City as people tried to return home early on the last day of work before the April 30-May 1 holiday. Image of a long line of vehicles on Binh Dien bridge heading west to the provinces of Long An, Tien Giang, Dong Thap,…

Ambulances had difficulty moving amid the rush of people returning to their hometowns. Many families choose to travel long distances by motorbike. This is also the cause of increased vehicle traffic, causing traffic congestion.

Many drivers and motorcyclists are tired after a long day of work, combined with hot weather. If they left the city the next day, the situation would not be any better for them.

Around 5:00 p.m., congestion spread on the roads toward National Highway 1A. The travel of people in the western gateway area faces many difficulties.

The man walked onto the sidewalk to cross the congested road under Binh Dien bridge.

At Mien Tay bus station, many young people and families showed up early to buy tickets to go home for the holidays.

Today, Thanh Hai and his group of friends asked to leave work 1 hour early to return home to avoid traffic jams, but they still had to wait until the Tra Vinh bus left. “I booked my ticket online early, the ticket price has not increased compared to other days,” Hai said.

Many young people packed their bags and returned home early during the 5-day holiday.

Passengers wait in rows of seats inside the waiting hall to buy tickets. They sit around, reading books to kill time while waiting to get on the bus to go home.

Uyen’s luggage on the 6-hour trip to Ca Mau was a bag of snacks and dinosaur toys prepared in advance by her mother. “As soon as I pick her up from school, my family goes home. Tomorrow will be very crowded on Saturday, so I’ll try to go a little late,” Uyen’s mother said.

Mien Tay bus station has equipped automatic ticket purchasing machines to reduce crowding during this holiday. The representative of the Western bus station said that it is expected that the station will gradually become more crowded at night. Mien Tay Bus Station also asked bus operators to increase trips, and at the same time coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City public transportation management center to issue 150 badges to increase fixed-route buses and reserve buses.

Also on the afternoon of April 26, many people were rushing at Tan Son Nhat airport to return to their hometowns and go to holidays. According to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, today, the airport has nearly 700 domestic flights serving about 120,000 passengers.

The 5-day holiday from April 30 to May 1 is an opportunity for many young people to return home and travel, so the booking rate has increased, some routes have reached over 90-100%.

Recorded at Tan Son Nhat airport, from 3:30 p.m., passengers began to move into the check-in areas. Although it is expected that customers will increase, service is guaranteed, with no congestion at check-in and security screening counters.

From early afternoon, many roads at the gateway to Tan Son Nhat airport began to be crowded. In the photo, on the section of Hoang Van Thu street connecting to Cong Hoa street, thousands of vehicles inch by meter.

Hong Ha, Bach Dang, Truong Son streets… directly connected to Tan Son Nhat airport also had long traffic congestion.

Traffic is jammed through the Tran Quoc Hoan – Phan Thuc Duyen tunnel construction area at the gateway to Tan Son Nhat airport.

In the East, on Mai Chi Tho Street (Thu Duc City), traffic gradually moves towards Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway.

Traffic chaos through An Phu intersection towards Cat Lai port and Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay highway.

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport notes 6 “hot” areas for traffic congestion during the holiday April 30-May 1: Tan Son Nhat airport area: Phan Thuc Duyen – Tran Quoc Hoan intersection (implementing a key traffic project connecting Tran Quoc Hoan – Cong Hoa with a budget of 4,800 billion VND), Lang Cha Ca roundabout, Truong Son – Tan airport domestic terminal Son Nhat, Pham Van Dong (section from Truong Son street to Nguyen Thai Son roundabout), Cong Hoa street, Truong Chinh… Mien Tay bus station area: The entrance/exit gate area of ​​Mien Tay bus station on Kinh Duong Vuong street, An Lac roundabout, National Highway 1, Vo Tran Chi street, Binh Thuan – Cho Dem highway… Mien Dong bus station area (Binh Thanh district): Dai Liet Sy intersection, Nguyen Xi – Dinh Bo Linh intersection, Binh Trieu bridge, Hang Xanh intersection area. New Eastern bus station area (Thu Duc City): New entrance/exit gate area of ​​Mien Dong bus station on National Highway 1, Suoi Tien Cultural Park, Tan Van intersection. West and southwest gateway area City: National Highway 50, National Highway 1, Binh Thuan – Cho Dem highway, Vo Tran Chi, Tran Van Giau, Binh Khanh ferry area connecting to Can Gio district. Eastern gateway area: An Phu intersection is implementing key traffic projects, My Thuy roundabout, Phu My bridge, Cat Lai ferry.

6 ‘hot’ areas for traffic congestion in Ho Chi Minh City during the holiday April 30 – May 1People’s travel demand increases during the holidays of April 30 and May 1, so the areas of Ho Chi Minh City gateways, Tan Son Nhat airport, bus stations, and train stations are hot spots where traffic congestion is likely to occur. pine.