Navigating your way around downtown Saigon will be a tad nightmarish over the next week, as numerous streets will be closed off for the upcoming Reunification Day celebrations.
Following a month-long closure of sections of Le Duan and Pasteur in front of the Independence Palace, the Department of Transport has announced that from April 22 to April 30, the area bounded by Nguyen Binh Khiem, Nguyen Huu Canh, Le Thanh Ton, Pham Hong Thai, Cach Mang Thang Tam, and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Streets will be cordoned off and restricted to pedestrian use only at various points over the next week:
7:00 am to 11:00 am on April 22, 6:00 pm to 12:00 pm on April 24, 4:00 am to 11:00 am on April 26, and 4:00 am to 12:00 am on April 30.
Alternative Routes
1. For those traveling east to west (from Binh Thanh, Tan Binh districts)
Route 1: Xo Viet Nghe Tinh - Thi Nghe Bridge - Hoang Sa - Nguyen Dinh Chieu - Ly Thai To.
Route 2: Xo Viet Nghe Tinh - Thi Nghe Bridge - Hoang Sa - Nguyen Dinh Chieu - Nguyen Binh Khiem - Dien Bien Phu - Dinh Tien Hoang - Vo Thi Sau - Cach Mang Thang Tam.
Route 3: Xo Viet Nghe Tinh - Hang Xanh Roundabout - Dien Bien Phu - Nguyen Huu Canh - Ton Duc Thang - Nguyen Tat Thanh (opposite direction included).
2. For those traveling west to east (from districts 4, 5 and 10)
Route 1: Ly Thai To - Dien Bien Phu - Nguyen Binh Khiem - Nguyen Thi Minh Khai - Xo Viet Nghe Tinh.
Route 2: Cach Mang Thang Tam - Ly Chinh Thang - Hai Ba Trung - Hoang Sa - Dien Bien Phu - Hang Xanh Roundabout - Xo Viet Nghe Tinh.
