Vinh City plans streets that are allowed to do sidewalk business.

(Baonghean.vn) - Some streets in Vinh will be allowed to collect tolls on the sidewalk.

On the afternoon of October 9, 2017, the Vinh City Urban Order Steering Committee held a preliminary review of the 6-month implementation of Plan No. 62 on clearing road, railway, and sidewalk traffic safety corridors and implementing the 2017 urban order year. Comrade Vo Viet Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee chaired.

The rapid response team drew up a report on people violating urban order. Photo: Vo Huyen

Implementing the year of urban order, Vinh City authorities have stepped up efforts to clear violations of sidewalks and traffic safety corridors. With the decisive participation of the Rapid Response Team, the work of restoring urban order has achieved many positive results.

The team temporarily seized billboards and tables and chairs of residents to handle according to regulations. Photo: Vo Huyen

During the 6 months of operation, the city organized over 1,650 operations to clear violations of traffic safety corridors, confiscated 1,820 billboards placed on sidewalks and roadsides; 1,315 sets of tables and chairs; demolished 1,265 types of canopies; handled 547 points of construction materials and goods gathering. Demolished 205 temporary houses and car parking frames; handled 2,717 steps encroaching on sidewalks and roadsides.

Cleared 315 cases of market gatherings on the streets, made 450 records of administrative violations with a total amount of over 365 million VND. There are 11 streets that maintain good implementation, no more sidewalk encroachment.

Sidewalk encroachment still occurs. Photo: PV

At the meeting, after listening to the wards, communes and units raise difficulties and problems, the Secretary of the City Party Committee requested the units, wards and communes to maintain forces closely following the locality to effectively carry out the work of clearing sidewalks and traffic safety corridors associated with the responsibility of the heads of wards and communes.

Deploy redrawing of sidewalk lines on roads; build scattered parking lots; develop plans for businesses and traders to collect fees on sidewalks on some roads such as Phan Dang Luu, Nguyen Phong Sac, Le Nin, Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, report to the city for decision. Continue to strengthen the force in charge of managing urban order.

Vo Huyen