HCM City to limit traffic in city centre for April 30 celebrations

Lê Duẩn Street in HCM City’s District 1. Several streets in the city centre will ban or restrict traffic on April 30. — Photo nld.com.vn

HCM CITY — In HCM City, vehicles will be banned on several streets in the downtown area on the morning of April 30, the Reunification Day holiday.

There will be parades and other events also to celebrate the end of the ongoing national bicycle race for the HCM City Television Cup that day, with cyclists crossing the finish line on Lê Duẩn Street in District 1.

From 6 am to noon vehicles will not be allowed on Lê Duẩn between Phạm Ngọc Thạch and Pasteur streets.

From 8 am to 9:30 am several streets will be partially off-limits to vehicles to organise parades, including Võ Văn Kiệt, Đồng Khởi, Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, and Nguyễn Huệ.

From 10 am to noon traffic on Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm Street (between Lê Duẩn and Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai) and Lê Duẩn (between Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm and Pasteur) will be limited to vehicles 

They have to detour through nearby streets. — – VnExpress News