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Nhat Tan Bridge traffic safety pilot

Overview

Hanoi authorities initiated a six-month pilot program on the Nhat Tan Bridge, running from September 27, 2026, to March 27, 2027, to improve road safety. The program involves reducing speed limits for car lanes to 80 km/h and maintaining a 40 km/h limit for motorcycles and bicycles. To prevent multi-vehicle collisions, officials installed new signage and distance markings at 50-meter intervals.

On the morning of September 28, 2026, the bridge experienced significant traffic congestion in both directions. This congestion followed the temporary removal of the distance-marking system—which included markers at 0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 meters—on the afternoon of September 27 to coincide with the start of the pilot program.

The traffic pressure was further intensified by ongoing construction on the Thang Long Bridge, which has imposed restrictions on certain trucks and passenger vehicles during daytime hours, forcing many drivers to reroute through the Nhat Tan Bridge.

Entities

Nhat Tan Bridge · Hanoi Department of Construction · Gia Lai Province · Ho Chi Minh City · Quảng Ngãi

Timeline

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Sources

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