Continue to allow Vinh City to renovate sidewalks to create parking spaces.
(Baonghean.vn) - Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said: Vinh City will continue to implement the project of building parking bays on sidewalks, but lessons need to be learned in both process and design.
Vinh City explains why its sidewalk construction project was "called out".
(Baonghean.vn) - On September 17, 2018, Vinh City sent official letter No. 230/BC-UBND to the Department of Construction and the People's Committee of Nghe An province explaining the lowering of sidewalks to create car parking lots.
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| Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired the meeting. Photo: LT |
The city of Vinh subsequently sent a document to the Provincial People's Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee explaining the urgency of the project and requesting that the Provincial People's Committee create favorable conditions for the city to continue implementing the project to combat traffic congestion and ensure urban beautification in Vinh in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Vinh's establishment as a city and the 230th anniversary of Phuong Hoang Trung Do Vinh.
On the afternoon of September 20th, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting between various departments and the Departments of Construction and Transportation to hear opinions and discuss solutions. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Vo Viet Thanh, Standing Committee Member and Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee.
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| The city of Vinh is currently carrying out an unfinished project of excavating sidewalks for parking. Photo: Hoang Hao |
After hearing the report and opinions from the Department of Construction of Vinh City, the representative of the Department of Transport stated: "We need to change our way of thinking, decentralize more strongly; other countries do the same, and the city should be given autonomy to implement it."
Concluding the meeting, Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien highly appreciated Vinh City's efforts in resolving traffic congestion in the past period, such as building turn-offs at intersections, restricting trucks from entering the city, relocating the bus station to the outskirts... however, parking spaces in front of public places and busy offices are still lacking.
The city is now piloting a project to excavate sidewalks to reduce traffic congestion, and is also preparing for the 230th anniversary of Phuong Hoang Trung Do and the 10th anniversary of its status as a Class 1 city. We request that all relevant departments support the city in continuing to implement this project.
Comrade Huynh Thanh Dien also noted that the city needs to learn from experience regarding the implementation process to ensure compliance with the law, detailed design, the addition of signage, and strict, effective, and economical management. The parking bay on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street needs further refinement and improvement, drawing on lessons learned from previous projects to enhance its appearance. The city will study the possibility of constructing more parking bays in the future, ensuring sidewalks are available for pedestrians and maintaining an aesthetic level befitting a first-class city.
The project to renovate several sections of sidewalks on Le Mao, Ho Tung Mau, Le Hong Phong, and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets to create parking areas is being implemented by the Vinh City People's Committee as the investor. The total investment for the construction project is 13,719,777,000 VND. The funding source is the Vinh City budget.
