Vietnam's 5 biggest cities tasked with curbing motorbikes

Traffic jam on Xa Lo Ha Noi Street inh Binh Thanh District, HCMC in January 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

The government has ordered HCMC, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Can Tho to work on a motorbike restriction plan after 2030.

The five cities, currently the only centrally controlled municipalities and the biggest in Vietnam, must either ban or restrict motorbikes in certain districts after 2030, as well as study and develop a scheme on charging motor vehicle fees in some areas at risk of congestion and environmental pollution.

The request was made in a government resolution issued Tuesday on ensuring traffic safety and preventing traffic congestion in the 2022-2025 period.

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