Newly-appointed Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Secretary and former transport minister Dinh La Thang has committed himself  to resolving the southern city’s chronic traffic problems.

 Newly-appointed Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Secretary Dinh La Thang

Thang acted on a phone call by a member of the public complaining about the traffic jams caused by the illegally-parked coaches on Nguyen Thai Binh and Le Thi Hong Gam streets in District 1. He immediately asked the local department of transport to take action.

According to the department, four transport companies in the two streets often park their coaches in front of their headquarters to wait for passengers, a situation that has caused constant congestion for many years.

The department's vice director, Tran Quang Lam, said that they immediately worked with local police to solve the problem right after hearing instructions from the secretary.

No-Parking signs have been set up and traffic police have been sent to keep the streets in order.

No-Parking signs have been set up on Nguyen Thai Binh and Le Thi Hong Gam streets in HCM City's District 1 following instruction from the new secretary.