According to Tien Phong newspaper’s report, four under-bridge parking lots at Vinh Tuy, Chuong Duong, Nga Tu Vong, and Mai Dich are currently packed with cars and motorcycles. For overpasses at intersections such as Nga Tu Vong and Mai Dich, due to limited clearance (the height of the bridge girder from the ground), many sections of the parking lot are almost touching the bridge girders, posing a fire hazard that could directly affect the bridge structure.
At the Nga Tu Vong overpass, cars are parked dangerously close to the underside of the bridge.
Motorcycle parking area under the Nga Tu Vong bridge.
One of the entrances/exits of the Nga Tu Vong parking lot empties directly onto Giai Phong Street, causing conflicts and blocking the flow of traffic when vehicles enter and exit the lot.
Under the Vinh Tuy bridge, the entire space along the main approach to the bridge towards Minh Khai is utilized as a car park stretching for hundreds of meters.
Other approach roads to the Vinh Tuy bridge, such as the one from Nguyen Khoai (the area where a recent motorcycle parking lot fire occurred) and the roundabout leading to Thanh Tri bridge, are also being used for parking cars and motorcycles.
At the bridge’s approach roads and roundabouts, the bridge girders are often close to the ground, and parking cars and motorcycles with exposed tops can pose a hazard to the underside of the bridge structure.
Under the Long Bien and Chuong Duong bridges, parking is also organized during the day and night.
Prior to the recent motorcycle parking lot fire that caused significant property damage (over 500 motorcycles were burnt), the Thanh Tri bridge suffered a fire that exposed its steel core, leading to a ban on vehicles over 18 tons from using the bridge since September 2, 2019. In response to Hanoi’s request for guidance on under-bridge parking, the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry of Construction) issued a document clarifying its stance.
In the document sent to Hanoi’s People’s Committee, the Ministry of Transport stated that the 2008 Law on Road Traffic (which was in effect at the time) stipulates: “Drivers are not allowed to stop or park on bridges or under bridge overpasses.” Therefore, parking management practices in Hanoi must comply with legal regulations and related normative documents.
“Continuing to allow the use of under-bridge spaces as parking lots and amending certain clauses of the relevant Circular as proposed by the Hanoi People’s Committee is unfounded. The Hanoi People’s Committee is requested to direct the city’s relevant agencies to effectively manage and protect the road transport infrastructure in accordance with the law” – the document from the Ministry of Transport emphasized.
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