HCMC shifts parking lot focus from underground to high above

The September 23 Park in HCMC's District 1 is one of the places where a high-rise parking lot is planned. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

With underground parking lots remaining on paper after many years, Ho Chi Minh City is considering building assembled high-rise facilities in the downtown area.

The municipal Transport Department is working on a plan to build assembled high-rise parking lots at three parks in District 1: September 23, Le Van Tam and Tao Dan. This area attracts a lot of people coming for commercial services and entertainment, but seriously lacks parking spaces.

Ngo Hai Duong, head of the department’s road infrastructure management and exploitation division, said the advantage of assembled parking lots is that they occupy less area and cost less compared to other types of high-rise as well as underground parking lots.

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