The Department of Transport has set up a plan to organize travel in the city from October 1, and is expected to add many types of operation in "new normal" and risk areas.
The draft has just been sent by the Department of Transport to the Thu Duc city government, districts and related units, for comments and complete construction before submitting to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. Traffic organization plans follow the principle that the occupants of the vehicle must ensure conditions permitted by the health sector, comply with 5K, declare domestic movement, etc. Transport enterprises must meet the following criteria. safety in traffic activities in the city. The draft proposes 3 travel organizing areas, which are expected to be implemented from October 1. In which, the blockade area only allows operating vehicles: official-duty vehicles, anti-epidemic vehicles, carrying goods (food; food, gas, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment; vehicles for troubleshooting of the lowering system). urban floors; funeral cars; vehicles licensed to carry medical staff, people serving for epidemic prevention and control, Covid-19 patients, hospital dischargers...). The blockade area has inter-district roads that must have a route to pass through and vehicles cannot stop and park within the blockade area.
Pedestrian checkpoints in Binh Thanh district, August 30. Photo: Quynh Tran
In the risk area, in addition to the vehicles operating as in the blockade area, it is expected to add other types such as shippers, freight cars, services directly related to banking activities and supporting businesses. (notary, lawyer, registry...), securities; post and Telecommunication; transportation support services; in service of production... In addition, there are vehicles carrying equipment and materials in service of construction and repair of public works, and technical infrastructures are constructed; maintenance, repair and rescue services for equipment and infrastructure systems in agencies, buildings, apartments...; taxis, vehicles carrying workers, licensed professionals... Particularly for "new normal" areas, the draft mentions the addition of buses and passenger cars under contract; river-crossing passenger wharf, inland waterway wharf and waterway tourist route. In which, contract passenger cars will be licensed to operate QR codes to control the quantity; Buses operate on specific routes.
With freight operations, the "new normal" risk areas will allow light trucks under 2.5 tons to run all day; trucks weighing 2.5 tons or more operate according to the time and route specified previously. Particularly for passenger transport: buses, taxis, cars with less than 9 seats applying technology, contract cars, and tourism are allowed to operate with an appropriate quantity and frequency. The vehicles will be managed via QR code. Vehicles transporting workers and experts must have a QR code identification certificate through the focal units. The person on the vehicle must meet the conditions such as getting a shot of a vaccine after 14 days or recovering from Covid-19 with a confirmation from a health authority, a valid nCoV test... Ho Chi Minh City will create conditions for people from other provinces to come to the city for medical examination and treatment. In which, except for emergency cases, the patient must have a valid certificate of negative Covid-19 test result; ensure conditions such as certification or local permission to move... To control the travel situation, the draft mentioned that from October 1, 12 main checkpoints will be maintained in the gateway area and 49 secondary checkpoints in the inner city. Toll booths in the area also reopened in the "new normal" area.
Ho Chi Minh City stopped all public passenger transport from July 9, when Directive 16 began to be applied. Currently, only a few work groups such as official vehicles, transporting experts, workers, and patients .. . is operated under the conditions of ensuring epidemic prevention requirements. Particularly, the vehicle transporting goods is being issued with a QR code identification certificate; The shipper operates on the condition that it meets the requirements of epidemic prevention...
Reference as VNExpress