Policemen in Hanoi are struggling to deal with serious traffic congestion in the run-up to the Tet Lunar New Year Holiday.

At 5:30 a.m. on February 6 (December 27), Captain Dinh Van Dat and Captain Nguyen Ngoc Tu and officers of the Road Traffic Police Team No. 7 (Hanoi Traffic Police Department) received professional equipment to start their shift.

Hanoi traffic police have to be on duty earlier than usual. According to Captain Dinh Van Dat, as Tet is approaching, the volume of vehicles increases and people are on the road earlier.

At 6:00 a.m., traffic police officers began to leave the headquarters to 8 locations that are key intersections to prevent congestion and 15 other locations to control traffic.

Many roads in Hanoi such as the elevated Ring Road 3, Pham Hung, Khuat Duy Tien and Nguyen Xien have seen traffic jams over recent days. So more traffic police officers are assigned to these routes.

Many roads in Hanoi such as the elevated Ring Road 3, Pham Hung, Khuat Duy Tien and Nguyen Xien have seen traffic jams over recent days. So more traffic police officers are assigned to these routes.

Each traffic congestion prevention shift lasts around four hours. The morning shift is from 6 am to 10 am and the afternoon between 4 pm to 7 pm. Additionally, traffic police have tightened control over patrols, inspections and the settlement of violations.
 

Dinh Hieu