Speaking at an April 23 briefing, Lieutenant Colonel Pham Quang Truong, deputy head of the city’s traffic police (PC08), said authorities had identified hotspots and would coordinate with local administrations for surprise checks.
Traffic police will deploy full staffing over the Reunification Day (April 30)-May Day holiday to manage traffic. Inspections will target intercity coaches at major gateways and hubs, including key bus stations, focusing on safety, monitoring devices and passenger lists.
Authorities will also step up enforcement against illegal stopping and pick-ups on highways and at city entrances, using traffic cameras to issue fines. Licences of offending transport operators may be revoked based on vehicle monitoring data.
In recent crackdowns, police have handled thousands of violations, mainly involving illegal parking, unauthorised passenger pick-ups and unlicensed transport services. Several informal pick-up points at city gateways have been dismantled.
However, officials said operators were adopting more sophisticated tactics, including using contract-based vehicles, ride-sharing arrangements and social media to evade enforcement.
Police said core measures would include sustained patrols, stricter enforcement without exceptions, and greater use of surveillance cameras and digital platforms to detect and tackle illegal transport networks, in coordination with local authorities.