Vinh City officially selects 4 walking streets

Recently, many opinions about the issue of walking streets in Vinh city show the concern of the city's residents and tourists about this issue. According to the plan submitted to the Provincial People's Committee, the city will choose 4 routes to make walking streets.

These are the streets: Ho Tung Mau Street (from Cau Nai to the starting point of Nguyen Trung Ngan Street); Nguyen Van Cu Street (the starting point intersects with Ho Tung Mau Street, the ending point intersects with Le Hong Phong Street); Nguyen Trung Ngan Street connects with alley number 2 of Nguyen Trung Ngan Street, the ending point intersects with Nguyen Van Cu Street and Nguyen Tai Street (the starting point intersects with Ho Tung Mau Street, the ending point intersects with Nguyen Van Cu Street).

The spatial map of walking streets in Vinh city is being submitted to the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Lam Tung

Why choose the above 4 streets?

Vinh City leaders said: There are many streets in the city that can build walking streets, however, the city chose these 4 streets because of their ability to connect central areas to create a chain of night activities, thereby creating a highly attractive tourism product.

In addition, walking streets must ensure conditions of security and order, fire prevention and safety, environmental sanitation and harmonize cultural, economic, social interests and the lives of people, businesses, and residents inside and outside the walking street area.

In addition, the streets must ensure reasonable traffic flow, arrange parking lots to serve tourists and residents; minimize impact on the lives of people living in the area and solve traffic congestion problems on the roads. The above 4 streets are linked together to form a circle that can be interwoven to create a sense of excitement, discovery, relaxation... for tourists.

Another advantage of these streets is that there are already some service establishments (clothing stores, restaurants), located in the city center, surrounded by many hotels, large agencies, near Ho Chi Minh Square; Parking can be arranged at the Labor Culture House, Giao Te Hotel, Ho Chi Minh Square.

Ho Tung Mau Street, one of the most beautiful streets in Vinh city. Photo: Lam Tung

Current status of the streets

Ho Tung Mau Street (from Cau Nai to the beginning of Nguyen Trung Ngan Street) is 430 m long; the roadway is 16 m wide, the sidewalk is 5 m wide. The drainage system, sidewalk, lighting, and asphalt have been invested in and synchronously paved.

The route has 40 administrative units, establishments, and business households, including 7 food service establishments, 4 grocery establishments and businesses (cakes, candies, milk), 11 fashion establishments, 4 beauty service establishments (hair washing, haircutting, massage, artistic tattoos...), 9 other service establishments (artistic paintings, photo studios, phone SIM cards, banners, fresh flowers).

In addition to its central location, this is one of the most beautiful streets in Vinh city today, right next to Ho Chi Minh Square, decorated with LED lights, and can combine various types of services, forming a complex. Tourists can both visit the square and participate in activities on the walking street in the surrounding areas. The wide road surface and sidewalks can host many cultural activities.

Nguyen Van Cu Street is 500 meters long, with a 14 meter wide roadway and 5 meter wide sidewalks. The route has been invested in and upgraded with a drainage system, sidewalks, lighting and synchronous asphalt paving. Photo: Lam Tung

Nguyen Van Cu Street (from Ho Tung Mau Street intersection to Le Hong Phong Street intersection):

Through the survey, there are 129 administrative units, establishments, and business households on the road, all of which are organized to do business, and all of which provide entertainment and food services. There are 35 fashion and cosmetics businesses, 4 entertainment service businesses (karaoke, billiards), 2 beauty service businesses (hair washing, haircutting, massage...), 7 other service businesses (fresh flowers, fast delivery, clinics, decorations...)

Like Ho Tung Mau route, right next to Ho Chi Minh square, it can be connected to create a complex of services, cultural and artistic activities...

Nguyen Tai Street intersects Nguyen Van Cu Street with a length of 300 m, the roadway is 8 m wide; the sidewalk is 2 m wide. Photo: Lam Tung

Nguyen Tai route (starting point intersects with Ho Tung Mau street, ending point intersects with Nguyen Van Cu street):

There are 50 street-front houses on the route, including 37 residential houses and 13 small businesses and households, including 8 food service establishments, 3 fashion and cosmetics businesses, and 4 snack bars.

Nguyen Trung Ngan Street intersects Ho Tung Mau Street. Photo: Lam Tung

Current status of Nguyen Trung Ngan street connecting with alley number 2 Nguyen Trung Ngan street, the end point intersecting Nguyen Van Cu street has a road length of 200 m, roadway width of 8 m, sidewalk width of 2 m.

There are 28 street-front houses on the route, of which 17 are businesses, the rest are residential. The businesses here are restaurants, grocery stores, medical supplies, karaoke, hotels, car washes, electronics, hair salons, etc.

The construction of a walking street in Vinh aims to create tourism products and nighttime entertainment services to serve people and tourists, contributing to promoting growth and revenue from tourism services.In addition, it also contributes to building Vinh city more beautiful and impressive through introducing and preserving cultural and spiritual values.

Mr. Nguyen Duc An, Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Transport said: Currently, based on the city's request, the Department of Transport is submitting to the Provincial People's Committee and waiting for the Provincial People's Committee's approval of these routes.