Vehicles banned from Saigon River Tunnel for 7 nights

From 7:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. from May 20 to 26, all vehicles are prohibited from passing through the Saigon River Tunnel for firefighting and rescue drills, according to an announcement from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport.

In addition to the above time, from 7:45 to 11:00 on May 27 and 28, the river tunnel will also be closed in both directions to organize a city-level exercise.

Alternative route for vehicles from District 1 to Thu Duc City: Vo Van Kiet Street - parallel - Vo Van Kiet - Ton Duc Thang - Ba Son Bridge (Thu Thiem 2) - To Huu - Mai Chi Tho. In the opposite direction, vehicles follow Mai Chi Tho - To Huu - Ba Son Bridge - Le Duan - Nam Ky Khoi Nghia - Vo Van Kiet.

Fire drill at Saigon River Tunnel in 2020. Photo: Quynh Tran

Firefighting and rescue drills are annual activities at the Saigon River Tunnel, aiming to increase initiative and minimize damage when fires and explosions occur. In addition to drills to handle situations, an automatic fire extinguishing system has been installed in the tunnel to promptly handle any incidents that may arise.

The Saigon River Tunnel, invested with over 2,000 billion VND and put into operation 12 years ago, is the most important part of the East-West Highway. The tunnel is 1.49 km long, 33 m wide, 9 m high with 6 lanes (3 lanes on each side for cars and motorbikes); the speed reaches 60 km/h. Currently, there are about 55,000 cars and 300,000 motorbikes passing through the tunnel every day.

Gia Minh

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