On the afternoon of February 17, crowds of people from the Central region continued to flock to the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay highway, leading to prolonged congestion.

Due to the large number of vehicles, Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 6, Road Traffic Control Patrol Guidance Department (Team 6, Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Public Security) "temporarily closed" a section of the highway starting from km63, passing through Xuan Loc district at around 4:30 p.m.

Traffic police guide cars moving from Phan Thiet - Dau Giay Expressway to National Highway 1 in Xuan Loc district (Photo: Trang Thanh)

At the same time, the Traffic Police also guided the traffic down to National Highway 1 to continue their journey.

A representative of Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 6 said that due to the large number of vehicles from the Central region to Ho Chi Minh City, the unit remotely controls and directs traffic onto the highway.

Currently, the toll station at the end of the Phan Thiet - Dau Giay Expressway only has 2 lanes, so when a large number of cars come, they will not be able to escape in time, causing prolonged congestion. To balance the situation, Team 6 will proactively regulate traffic from a distance at intersections, including Vinh Hao intersection. At the same time, it will limit vehicles from national highways going onto the expressway.

Heavy traffic, slow moving on the highway

Prolonged congestion

Vehicles move smoothly on National Highway 1A near Trang Bom BOT station, heading towards Ho Chi Minh City.

According to Lao Dong