Appeal for investment from the community into the development of parking lots in Da Nang as a solution to static traffic problems is an inevitable step that has been taken into account for many years. However, the implementation faces many difficulties due to many subjective and objective factors.

A 3,113.9m2 land lot on the corner of Nguyen Van Linh, Phan Chau Trinh and Le Dinh Duong streets in Phuoc Ninh Ward, Hai Chau District is available for the auction of land use rights for the development of a park and public parking lot combined with trade and services. Photo: THANH LAN

In order to continue implementing this policy, the city’s administration has approved the list of land fund available for the auction of land use rights in Da Nang for 14 projects, including the development of a park and public parking lot combined with trade and services on a 3,113.9m² land lot coded A3 on the corner of Nguyen Van Linh, Phan Chau Trinh and Le Dinh Duong streets in Phuoc Ninh Ward, Hai Chau District.

Currently, the city’s Land Fund Development Centre has called for investors’ participation in proposing ideas for the project implementation. 

Highly recommended ideas include the construction of a mini supermarket and chains of convenience stores selling pharmaceuticals, fast food, along with information technology services. In particular, joint ventures between the above-mentioned specialised service enterprises and parking lot operators can be encouraged.

According to the plan, there are 9 locations where land auctions are deployed to pave the way for investment in parking facilities. They are land lots 51A Ly Tu Trong;10 Ly Thuong Kiet; 19 Le Hong Phong; land area southwest of the Vo Nguyen Giap - Phan Tu intersection; 172 Nguyen Chi Thanh; land area coded A16 on My Khe 5, A1-2 commercial and service land area to the southeast of the Pham Van Dong - Ngo Quyen intersection; D area belonging to land fund along the Son Tra - Dien Ngoc route and A1-1 area in the commercial and service area to the southeast of the Pham Van Dong - Ngo Quyen intersection. All of them cover a total of 19,983m² with over 1,416 parking spots.

In the coming time, the city's functional agencies need to quickly speed up the auction of land plots. In addition, the city’s Management Board for Traffic Construction Investment Projects should prioritise resources to deploy parking projects, along with the upgrade of key intersections and major roads. In parallel with that, it is a need to quickly recover land areas with public houses whose land lease has expired.

Chief of Office of the Da Nang Traffic Safety Committee Le Van Lam acknowledged that static traffic is always a pressing issue in the urban management in Da Nang, especially in the context of the increasing speed of traffic as present.

The latest statistics show that the whole city currently has about 105,000 cars and as many as 1 million motorbikes, e-bikes and related means of transport in total. These figures do not include the vehicles used by the city-stationed armed forces and central agencies, along with vehicles from other cities and provinces often going in and out of the city. All are putting heavier pressure on the traffic infrastructure that causes overload.

Based on these facts, it is high time for the city to beef up appeals for investment flows from diversified economic sectors into the formation of parking. It is, indeed, an inevitable choice.

Reporting by THANH LAN - Translating by A.THU