Vinh City: Allowing people to open businesses before the opening of the walking street

According to the project, Vinh City's walking street will be organized from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. every Friday and Saturday on the following routes: Ho Tung Mau Street, from Cau Nai to the starting point of Vuong Thuc Mau Street; Nguyen Van Cu Street, the starting point intersects with Ho Tung Mau Street, the ending point intersects with Le Hong Phong Street; Nguyen Tai Street, the starting point intersects with Ho Tung Mau Street, the ending point intersects with Nguyen Van Cu Street, connecting an additional section from alley 2 of Nguyen Van Cu Street to Nguyen Trung Ngan Street and the intersection with Ho Tung Mau Street.

The sidewalk of Ho Tung Mau street (Vinh city) will be arranged for business. Photo: Lam Tung

Currently, the city is focusing on upgrading infrastructure such as replacing curbs and paving with stone blocks on Ho Tung Mau Street; replacing curbs and paving with stone blocks on Nguyen Van Cu Street (the section connecting Le Hong Phong Street to Ho Tung Mau Street).

At the same time, renovate a public toilet in the Nguyen Tai street area; draw parking lines on Truong Thi, Ho Tung Mau, Le Hong Phong, Le Mao, Dinh Cong Trang streets to serve people's parking needs.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Thu Huyen

Vinh City People's Committee also coordinated with the tourism company to design and decorate the walking street landscape to ensure scientific, synchronous and aesthetic; Install decorative lighting at the entrance gate with the words "Walking street" across the road at the entrance points of the walking street.

Encourage businesses on the walking street to invest in upgrading or repainting their businesses to increase the attractiveness of the entire street. Paint murals on Nguyen Tai Street, behind the Provincial Cultural Center to create a highlight for this street.

Walking street space diagram. Graphics: Lam Tung

At the meeting, there were many opinions expressed on the contents of organizing parking lots, using roads and sidewalks for business and trading; arranging public toilets, renovating roads and sidewalks, decorating lighting; calling for street business services, decorating trees; planning entertainment spots, etc.

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Tran Ngoc Tu - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee said that the implementation of the walking street is extremely necessary and is supported by the majority of people. This is a project that creates a highlight to welcome the city's congress, so we must focus on implementing it well.

However, the progress of implementation is currently slow; the deadline for completing the infrastructure is July 25, but it is still in disarray.

Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee Tran Ngoc Tu emphasized that this is a project to welcome the Party Congresses at all levels in the upcoming term, therefore, he requested departments to uphold their sense of responsibility to create a highlight for the city. Photo: Thu Huyen

The Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee requested that departments and units focus on reviewing each unit's work, closely following the scene, and resolving problems as they arise. In addition to reviewing the design, entertainment areas, arranging decorative accents and pictures, it is necessary to pay attention to parking lots and restrooms to serve the needs of people when the walking street comes into operation.

Time is running out, some activities need to be implemented right now, allowing people to do business to test it out instead of waiting for the opening day; strive to complete and put the walking street into operation in September 2019.

Comrade Tran Ngoc Tu - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee