Hanoi gets creative with solutions for traffic congestion woes

VOV.VN - Faced with maddening amounts of traffic that overburden urban infrastructure, officials of the city of Hanoi have gotten progressive—offering a US$200,000 reward for innovative solutions to the traffic gloom.

Vu Van Vien, director of the Hanoi Department of Transport announced the competition on January 12, saying that the city has tried in the past to address the problem by adding a lot of capacity by investing in infrastructure.

Now, he said the City is trying a different tact and looking for novel ideas from residents on how to best manage demand as well as capacity to solve the problems.

The first prize winner will receive US$200,000 while the second one gets US$100,000. Ideas for the contest will be accepted January 19-23 at the Hanoi Department of Transport offices located in Hanoi.

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