Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in HCM city.

Under the Department of Transport’s proposal, which has been submitted to the municipal People’s Committee for approval, the city will restrict vehicles and open pedestrian streets on Saturdays and Saturdays at Ho Con Rua Roundabout and on Pham Ngoc Thach, Cong Xa Paris, Dong Khoi, Le Loi, Phan Chu Trinh and Phan Boi Chau streets between 2022 and 2023.

Pedestrian streets will be expanded to Lam Son Square, Dong Khoi, Nguyen Thiep, Mac Thi Buoi and Ngo Duc Ke streets in the next two years.

By 2025, other pedestrian streets will be opened on Ham Nghi, Ton Duc Thang, Cao Ba Quat, Nguyen Sieu, Thai Van Lung and Thi Sach streets.

Solutions to realise the above-mentioned proposal include renovating intersections and sidewalks for pedestrians; reorganising traffic flow and lane division; strengthening connections with the public transport network, as well as improving the landscape, lighting and street decor, the Department said.