How will Vinh City's sidewalks be "surgically" transformed into car parking lots?

(Baonghean.vn) - To minimizetraffic congestion, traffic insecurity and impact on urban aesthetics, Vinh city government has built a design project to renovate some sidewalks to create scattered car parking lots...

Vinh city authorities plan to partially renovate the sidewalks of four streets, Le Mao, Ho Tung Mau, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Le Hong Phong, to create dispersed parking lots.

For Le Mao Street (with 9m wide sidewalk), the construction area is the sidewalk in front of Vinh City Tax Department to the gate of Vinh City Convention Center with a length of 165m; the width of the car parking area is 3m from the edge of the road, the direction of car parking is along the direction of traffic, the width of the sidewalk is 6m.

Sidewalk of Le Mao Street in front of Vinh City Party Committee and People's Committee. Photo by Nhat Lan

Technical design for sidewalk renovation on Le Mao Street. Photo: Nhat Lan

Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street (sidewalk width 10.5m). Construction scope at the sidewalk in front of the Departments: Justice, Finance, Industry and Trade, Culture - Sports. Construction scale with length 457m; car parking width 3m from the edge of the road, car parking direction along the direction of traffic, sidewalk width 7.5m.

Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, where the Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Industry and Trade, Finance, Justice... are located, is always crowded with cars parked on both sides of the road, so it will be the place where Vinh City authorities will pilot sidewalk renovation. Photo: Nhat Lan

Le Hong Phong Street (sidewalk 10.5m wide). Construction area in front of Hoa Sen Kindergarten; length 75m; car parking width from 7-7.5m from the red line, sidewalk width from 2.5-3m.

The location opposite the Department of Transport is 85m long; the car parking area is 6m wide from the edge of the road, the sidewalk is 4.5m wide. The car parking direction is at a 45° angle in the direction of traffic.

Le Hong Phong Street, the section passing through the Department of Transport, is also a place where cars are often parked on the sidewalk, causing traffic congestion. Photo: Nhat Lan

Technical design for sidewalk renovation on Le Hong Phong street through the Department of Transport. Photo: Nhat Lan

Ho Tung Mau Street (sidewalk 10.5m wide), construction area: From Vuong Thuc Mau Street to Nguyen Trung Ngan Street (in front of Quan Lau market area). Construction scale with length of 120m; keep the green trees outside, the sidewalk from the curb in 2.5-3m to make a walkway, lower the sidewalk to make a parking lane inside 5.0-5.5m wide, the remaining sidewalk close to the red line 2-2.5m wide allows use for parking 2-wheel vehicles.

In Vinh City, the land fund for building parking lots is very limited. Many vehicle owners do not have a place to park their cars so they park their cars in spots without parking lines, causing congestion, traffic insecurity and affecting urban aesthetics. Therefore, the city government's policy of piloting sidewalk renovation and creating dispersed car parking lots is a practical and highly feasible solution.

The car parking area on Cao Thang Street (the road to Vinh Market) has been renovated. Each car parked on Cao Thang Street has its own "pen", creating tidiness. Photo: Nhat Lan

Recently, Vinh city government has renovated the car parking lot on Cao Thang street (the road leading to Vinh Market). After the renovation, cars with parking needs have a neat and convenient parking space, creating a beautiful urban civilization and minimizing the chaos and traffic congestion.

Therefore, the renovation of Vinh city's sidewalks has received the welcome of car owners as well as people./.

Nhat Lan