Never before have the people of Hue Ancient Capital talked about so many traffic construction projects and works as they do now. Not only small roads but also many major roads have been opened, in hope that “large roads generate great wealth”, contributing to turning Thua Thien Hue into a centrally-governed city.

The contractor for the Perfume River-crossing bridge project is accelerating construction, striving to connect the bridge arch sections in late July and open to technical traffic in mid-October.

This is the topic of a media creativity contest, which is organized by Thua Thien Hue Institute for Development Studies (HueIDS) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), to promote and raise the awareness of green transportation in Hue City.

Due to the heavy rain since the night of November 14 lasting up to now, several sections of the railway through Hue are deeply flooded and it causes many trains to be stuck, making them have to wait at nearby stations to ensure traffic safety.

On the morning of September 29, Hue City People’s Committee coordinated with Germany Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and HealthBridge Organization (Canada) held a consultation workshop to receive opinions for the draft master plan for bicycle traffic development in Hue City.

A host of environmental problems, urban embellishment, traffic pressure, and traffic network planning need radical and appropriate solutions. The face of a civilized and modern city is what the province is aiming for in the process of building a centrally-run city.

There is a need to calculate the traffic directional distribution inside the Hue Imperial City scientifically and reasonably for preservation and development. Besides, it is needed to do research into the development of a waterway tourism system inside the Imperial City to create a tourist attraction…

Hue City needs to develop an overall green transport development plan that integrates with other development activities, one of which isthe appropriate roadmaps together with an integrated and environmentally-friendly transport network.

Along with the investment in completing traffic infrastructure, lighting system and public utilities, Hue City has recently prioritized the resources to allocate investment capital to upgrade and restore communal houses, in order to contribute to the conservation and restoration of relics in the area.

With 143 households living in facade areas and alleys, 75 of which are businesses and individual business households, and nearly 900 cars and motorbikes, Hue City People's Committee is implementing the plans to separate traffic flow, arrange the parking and develop business sidewalk rental in Hai Ba Trung Pedestrian Street.