New mark on traffic in Vinh city
Many important traffic works in Vinh city have been completed and put into operation, contributing to creating momentum for economic development and attracting investment for the city in particular and Nghe An in general.
Development of urban external transport
Vinh City, through the development process, has a very convenient external traffic system with national highways along the North - South and East - West axes. That is National Highway 1A running through the city center with a length of 15 km, National Highway 1A bypass in the West to reduce traffic in the central area, along with National Highway 46, National Highway 46B, National Highway 46C, provincial road 535B, provincial road 542B,...
Especially recently, the road systemNorth-South Expressway Passing through Nghe An, the completed road is adjacent to the city area, connecting with National Highway 46, National Highway 46B, Dang Thai Mai Street, very convenient for people to travel across the country.
In addition, the opening of Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard, the city's largest boulevard with a length of nearly 10 km, is a mark affirming that the traffic system in Vinh urban area has connected all axes, making travel convenient and creating important conditions for the unification of two large urban areas, Vinh city and Cua Lo town.
In the future, when the space expands to the East, Vinh city will have the additional advantage of a coastal road running along Cua Lo town connecting with Binh Minh street of the town and with Vinh - Cua Lo boulevard.
The city also has Nguyen Sy Sach Street extended straight down to Lam River, 6.3 km long, passing through the city's largest urban area, Ecopark, with an area of 200 hectares. This is also an extremely important and new traffic route of the city connecting Vinh with Cua Lo, Vinh with Ha Tinh. When Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard and Nguyen Sy Sach Street extended are completed, it will create new land funds on both sides of the route, attracting many investment projects and creating profitable value for the eastern area of the city.
Liftleveling and improving inner-city traffic
The year 2024 marks another success for the city when the Hai Thuong Lan Ong extension is completely cleared, creating favorable conditions for the construction unit.Hai Thuong Lan Ong StreetInitially only 5-6m wide, after upgrading and investing, it will be a 2-lane road, 24m wide, of which the road surface is 12m wide, the sidewalk is 2 x 6m, the road surface is asphalt. It can be said that this has become the new golden land of the city.
Ly Thuong Kiet Street extension has just been completed with 1.06km. The difficult road in terms of land clearance of the city has been completed, connecting the intersection with Le Loi Street to Nguyen Van Cu Street, with a width of 24m, creating a new intersection, the streets are completely different, especially reducing traffic congestion like before.
The newly renovated and upgraded Nguyen Van Cu Street in 2023 now connects with the extended Ly Thuong Kiet Street, creating a spacious and orderly inner-city space. The improved traffic system has led to the development of commercial services, cafes, restaurants, supermarkets, entertainment centers, etc., creating more jobs for the people and a more prosperous urban appearance.
The inner-city traffic network is now paved with asphalt or concrete with a road density of 12km/km.2. For communes located far from the city center such as Nghi Duc, Hung Dong... inter-commune and inter-village roads have also been upgraded, roads, sidewalks, trees, drainage infrastructure, and lighting have been expanded quite synchronously, basically meeting the travel needs and production development of the people. Currently, the city is continuing to renovate Le Nin Street, Le Hong Phong Street, and drainage systems on some streets to gradually complete the infrastructure of the inner city...
Vinh City currently has 3 bus stations, including Bac Vinh Bus Station (Nghi Kim Commune), Nam Vinh Bus Station (near Ben Thuy II Bridge), and Eastern Bus Station (Hamlet 3, Nghi Phu Commune). In addition, in the city there are parking lots and tourist car parking spots that meet the parking needs, but they do not meet the need to avoid traffic jams during holidays and Tet.
The city's public transport system currently has 16 bus routes in operation such as: route 01 - Ben Thuy bridge to Cua Lo town, route 03 - Ben Thuy bridge to Do Luong district; route 04 - Vinh city to Hoang Mai town, routes to Con Cuong and Anh Son districts... On average, there are about 250 bus trips per day from Vinh city to localities in and outside the province. Regarding railway traffic, Vinh station is a large and important station on the North - South route, all trains across the country stop to pick up and drop off passengers at Vinh station.
Vinh Station has an area of 16,500 m2in Hung Dong commune and Quan Bau ward. In addition to Thong Nhat trains, Vinh station also has trains from Vinh to the North NA1, NA2 and to the Central region VQ1, VQ2.
Currently, the Ministry of Transport is conducting a feasibility study on a high-speed railway project, which plans to build a railway station in Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district, adjacent to Vinh city, contributing to meeting the travel needs of residents and tourists.
Vinh Airport leaders said: Vinh Airport is an international airport, meeting the needs of domestic and international passenger and cargo transportation (previously there were flights to Thailand, Laos, now there are flights to Taiwan, 2 flights a month), with 16-17 flights a day.
Currently, Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) is the investor implementing the project to expand and renovate the Vinh International Airport aircraft parking lot with a total investment of 233.6 billion VND. According to the planning of Vietnam's airport system for the period 2021-2030, Vinh International Airport has a scale of 4E airport level with a total area of 557 hectares, designed capacity to serve 8 million passengers/year, the 4th largest among 14 international airports in Vietnam.
Mr. Tran Ngoc Tu - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, said: The Central Government has determined to build Vinh city into an economic-cultural center of the North Central region, a growth engine of Nghe An province in the spirit of Resolution 39 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An to 2030, with a vision to 2045. Recently, on July 16, 2024, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 16-NQ/TU on building and developing Vinh city to 2030, with a vision to 2045, which are important legal bases for the city.
Vinh City will implement the above Resolutions according to the roadmap to gradually achieve the set goals. Accordingly, mobilize all resources to invest in building a synchronous and modern infrastructure. Prioritize investment and construction of key transport infrastructure projects with high connectivity, spillover, creating momentum to promote development, routes to expand urban space; renovate and upgrade the inner-city transport network.
Promote socialized investment in upgrading lighting systems, decorative electricity, urban beautification and public services; develop parks, flower gardens and trees. Gradually bury power transmission lines and cables, communication; complete water supply, drainage and wastewater treatment networks, and environmental sanitation. Gradually build and develop Vinh city into a smart, modern, bright, green, clean, beautiful and safe urban area...
