HCMC launches to handle encroachment on sidewalks and roads in the entire area

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just issued a plan to strengthen the work of ensuring traffic safety and order and urban order during the peak of the Lunar New Year and the 2026 Spring Festival.

According to the plan, Ho Chi Minh City Police were assigned to preside over the organization of the City-level launching ceremony to conduct a peak period of inspection and handling of violations of urban order and order in roads, sidewalks, and sidewalks.

On that basis, the police of wards, communes and special zones will simultaneously launch at the same time to demonstrate determination, synchronization and perseverance from the City to the grassroots.

Immediately after the launching ceremony and during the peak period, Ho Chi Minh City Police directed the Department of Administrative Management of Social Order to coordinate with local police, the Public Order Police force, local authorities and related units to strengthen inspections and strictly handle violations.

The focus is on main roads, hospital areas, schools, industrial parks, export processing zones, stops, bus stops and public spaces that are often encroached upon, spontaneous business, crowded places, causing loss of urban aesthetics and obstructing traffic.

The People's Committees of wards and communes are required to organize the launching of the campaign simultaneously in the management area, focusing on key routes, market areas, commercial centers, places for festivals and public entertainment.

The acts of encroaching on sidewalks for business, illegally setting up tents, and obstructing traffic will be strictly handled. The city requires maintaining regular patrols after the campaign, not allowing violations to recur, causing public outrage.

The peak implementation period lasts until February 21, 2026.

In addition, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee also assigned the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department to direct the Traffic Police Department to strengthen the handling of acts that are direct causes of traffic accidents such as: Violating alcohol concentration, speeding, driving in the wrong lane, avoiding going against regulations, carrying overloaded - exceeding the prescribed number of people, dropping materials, stopping and picking up and dropping off passengers in the wrong place, not wearing helmets properly.

Ho Chi Minh City Police directed the Traffic Police force to coordinate with the Ward, Commune and Special Zone Police to arrange forces to be on duty at major traffic routes and areas at high risk of congestion; proactively regulate traffic, be ready to clear and rescue in time when incidents occur, and avoid prolonged congestion, especially during peak days before and after Tet.

Areas that need to focus on ensuring traffic safety and order include: Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Cat Lai - Phu Huu Port, Cai Mep - Thi Vai Port, National Highway 13, National Highway 51, My Phuoc - Tan Van, tourist routes, industrial parks - export processing zones, bus stations, Metro Line 1 and Saigon Station.

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