Traffic heightens near the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City as Tết holiday draws close. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called for drastic action to ensure traffic order and safety during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday and spring festivals, as roads are expected to be extremely busy.

In an Official Dispatch sent to ministries, agencies, and localities, the PM highlighted the communications work in order to promote the observance of traffic rules.

Specifically, the Minister of Transport was asked to instruct the Department for Roads of Việt Nam to tighten control vehicles through the monitoring system, and promptly handle violations.

The Ministry of Transport will direct its units, departments and companies to ensure the quality and safety of passenger and cargo transportation services, with more attention to be paid to Tân Sơn Nhất and Nội Bài international airports.

Transport departments and contractors need to ensure the safety of infrastructure projects, the PM said, urging the smooth operation of the non-stop toll collection system.

The upgrade and maintenance of major traffic routes must be completed one week ahead of Tết, and plans devised to regulate traffic on major routes to the centres of Hà Nội and HCM City, as well as railway stations, airports, wharves and festival sites.

The Ministry of Information and Communications was requested to instruct press agencies to increase information about traffic order and safety during Tết and spring festivals.

The leader also asked the health sector to mobilise human resources, equipment and drugs in case of traffic accidents.

Ministries, agencies and localities will present reports on traffic order and safety during the seven-day holiday, starting February 8, to the National Traffic Safety Committee that will submit them to the PM. — VNS