Providing infrastructure : Saigon

Question 1

Details on the problem

Answer 1

TRAFIC CONGESTION :
-Long delays all day and at rush hours
-Adds to air pollution causing breathing problems and deaths
-Lost work hours and reduces economic output
-Noise pollution for people living near to busy roads

Question 2

Solutions to the problem

Answer 2

-Moving bus stations out of city centre from Binh Thanh to Mien Dong 15km outside Saigon fro travel out of the city so inter city buses avoid the city centre
-Small electric buses for popular short journeys in D1 and D7 - Phu My Hung to reduce number of short journeys by private vehicles
-New bridges across Saigon River to spread traffic over more routes in and out of the city centre (Phu My Bridge)
-Trucks are only allowed inside the CBD from 12pm until 6am on narrow city centre roads