Transport authorities said last week that car owners would still have to pay road use fees, even if the road maintenance fund is abolished.
The move would be a boon for many businesses as road fees have reduced their competitiveness.
“I find a lot of things to complain about – dirty halls, discarded gum on the handrails and noisy neighbours who sing karaoke without closing their doors,” a resident said.
Developing the transport network in the south needs closer regional linkages and solutions to respond to climate change threats, Dương Như Hùng of the HCM City University of Technology has said.