
Streets such as Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Xien, Nga Tu So, Truong Chinh, Lang, Thang Long Avenue and Belt Road 3 are among the routes with the most severe congestion.

Many drivers used Belt Road 3’s emergency lane to avoid congestion.

At midday on Sunday, the intersection linking Khuat Duy Tien and Tran Duy Hung streets was heavily congested.


Hundreds of cars queued up on the one-kilometre section of Thang Long Venue connecting to Khuat Duy Tien Street on Sunday afternoon.

Travel demand has been on the rise as Tet is nearing, further pressuring the traffic.

Tran Van Toan, a vendor on Lang Street, said that the traffic congestion badly affected his business as people could not stop to buy anything.

Many construction projects are underway in Hanoi, which is among the causes of traffic jams in the city.