Hanoi's inner city is congested from morning to night on days before Tet

In the days leading up to Lunar New Year 2024, many main roads from the capital's gateway to the center are constantly congested regardless of the time of day, morning, noon, afternoon and evening.

In the photo, at 3:30 p.m. on Ring Road 3, a large number of vehicles were moving from the Thang Long Avenue underpass intersection to the Thanh Xuan underpass intersection.

On Ring Road 2, through the Nga Tu So intersection, people cannot avoid traffic chaos, motorbikes encroaching on car lanes, cars entering motorbike lanes.

Outside of rush hour, cars and motorbikes are still moving tightly towards the Nga Tu So overpass.

Chuong Duong Bridge crosses the Red River, connecting the center of Hanoi and many neighboring provinces such as Bac Ninh, Hung Yen..., the number of vehicles has increased dramatically.

Part of the reason for the above situation is due to people's high demand for Tet shopping, the number of vehicles on the road also increased dramatically.

It is not difficult to see vehicles parked on the street, lining up to buy peach and kumquat trees...

It is not difficult to see cars or motorbikes carrying goods, ornamental plants, peach and kumquat trees... moving on the streets.

Many drivers with bulky Tet goods, weave through the crowd of vehicles on the road.

Hang Giay Street (Hoan Kiem District) provides all kinds of confectionery. One month before Tet, the street is always bustling. Buyers constantly stop their vehicles in the middle of the street, goods are piled up on the road, making the road even narrower.

Pedestrians and foreign tourists also have to weave to avoid collisions with cars and motorbikes.

At intersections on many streets, traffic police are constantly on duty to regulate and direct traffic at all times of the day.

Tay Son - Thai Ha overpass at 5pm, vehicles lined up full.

Heavy traffic, people inched their way on Nguyen Trai street out of the center.