Saigon will block some main downtown streets as a firework show will be organized, over the Saigon River Tunnel on Monday night, from 21h00 to 21h15 on April 30. Normally, 15 minutes should be reserved to get there as the traffic will be heavy.
A report on VNExpress International mentioned, all vehicles will be banned from parts of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Streets from Le Van Sy Bridge to Tran Khanh Du Bridge through District 1, 3 and Phu Nhuan to make way for a traditional marathon run from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on this Sunday.
The section of Le Duan between Pham Ngoc Thach and Pasteur corners in front of the Independence Palace will be closed to traffic between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday and from 5.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, the city’s transport department said.
A closing ceremony of the annual HCMC Television cycling race will be held on the street section.
On Nguyen Hue walking street, between Le Thanh Ton and Ton Duc Thang when the city authorities are planning to organize celebrations to mark the 43rd anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the 132th International Labor Day. Duration is from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m, Monday, April 30, 2018.
Between 8 p.m. on Monday and 4 a.m. on Tuesday, motorbikes will be banned from the Saigon River Tunnel, from Ky Con to the area of Thu Thiem Bridge on both sides. There will be a 15-minute firework show over the tunnel on Monday night. Road users are advised to take alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion.
Vietnam’s largest city last year scrapped firework parties for its Reunification Day on April 30, following the Communist Party’s call for austerity but brought back the lights for the country’s National Day on September 2, to a lot of fanfare.
Reunification Day and Labor Day are two of public holidays in Vietnam.
Downtown streets in Saigon will be closed this weekend for Reunification celebrations. Source: Google map
By Huu Nguyen