Lam Dong urgently deploys central parking lots

On August 7, Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee held a working session with departments, branches and local authorities on the plan to build a system of bus stations and parking lots, and at the same time research investment in smart parking lots in the central area.

Video of the current status of the two areas planned to build a bus station combined with a parking lot at Darahoa and a parking lot at the beginning of Prenn Pass. By: DOAN KIEN

Currently, the land fund for parking lots in the administrative center of Lam Dong province is only over 9 hectares, while the number of vehicles, especially private cars, is constantly increasing, causing great pressure on traffic infrastructure - especially in the central area during the peak tourist season.

Map of parking lot and transit point in Lam Dong province center. Photo: DOAN KIEN

Previously, in 2023, the Provincial People's Committee approved detailed planning for two large parking lot projects to reduce the load on Da Lat's inner city. However, to date, both projects have not been implemented.

Specifically: The parking lot at the beginning of Prenn Pass (Hiep Thanh Commune) has an area of 38.2 hectares, with a capacity of about 790 buses, 122 minibuses, 200 taxis,... connecting to National Highway 20; The parking lot combined with the bus station at the Darahoa intersection (Lac Duong Commune) has an area of 36.69 hectares, serving 817 buses, 83 minibuses, connecting to National Highway 27C. The total capacity of the two parking lots is about 2,000 vehicles.

The area planned for the parking lot at the beginning of Prenn Pass is located in Hiep Thanh commune, with a scale of 38.2 hectares.

Current status of the area planned for the parking lot at the beginning of Prenn Pass. Photo: DOAN KIEN

The area planned to be a parking lot combined with a bus station at the Darahoa intersection will connect with National Highway 27C.

At the meeting, the province also reviewed the land fund in the wards of Xuan Huong - Da Lat, Cam Ly - Da Lat, Lam Vien - Da Lat, Lang Biang - Da Lat, Xuan Truong - Da Lat to orient the development of smart parking lots to meet the increasing parking demand.

Due to the lack of parking lots, the park areas in Xuan Huong Ward - Da Lat are often used by bus companies as parking lots, pick-up and drop-off areas, causing traffic disorder and safety problems. Photo: DOAN KIEN

Currently, the entire central area has only 3 bus stations, 23 public parking lots and about 40 internal parking lots, with a total area of over 9.28 hectares. Of which, the Da Lat Interprovincial Bus Station invested by Phuong Trang Da Lat Company Limited is the largest, with an area of 14,500m², with 63 fixed inter-provincial and intra-provincial routes, an average of 355 departures per day, and is currently showing signs of overload, especially during the peak tourist season.

Da Lat inter-provincial bus station (Xuan Huong ward - Da Lat) is increasingly overloaded. Photo: DOAN KIEN

Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, spoke at the meeting. Photo: DOAN KIEN

Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai requested relevant units to urgently complete procedures and speed up the implementation of two projects: the parking lot at the beginning of Prenn Pass (Hiep Thanh Commune) and the bus station combined with the parking lot of Darahoa (Lac Duong Commune), in order to reduce traffic congestion and overload in the central area.

DOAN KIEN

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/lam-dong-gap-rut-trien-khai-cac-bai-do-xe-trung-tam-post807285.html