As noted by Zing, after a week of changing the new look, the part of Le Loi street that extends to Nguyen Hue pedestrian street attracts people to have fun and check-in. From 4pm every day, many young people gather on this road to skateboard. A few people, curious tourists also stopped to take pictures. Tran Van Vu (19 years old) shared that since the day Le Loi Street removed the barrier, you often come here to skateboard with friends because the road is wide, there are no cars passing, so the skateboarding space is comfortable. “After school in the afternoon, my friends and I invited each other over here to play. Before moving to Le Loi Street, I often skated in the area near the city theater or in Nguyen Hue pedestrian street,” Vu said. A few days ago playing skateboarding in the pedestrian street, Mr. Simon (USA) saw many people bringing skateboards to Le Loi Street to play, so he changed the location to the new road to remove this barrier. “I have been to Vietnam for almost a year. In the afternoon, I often take my girlfriend to skateboard with me. I play in the area near Landmark 81, pedestrian street, but these places often have security reminders. Crossing Le Loi street is more comfortable,” said Simon. Along the sidewalks, many people parked their cars to watch skateboarding, check-in on the side of the road to remove the barrier. Shop fronts on Le Loi street are open after many years of being sealed. Some people choose this location as a place to record street fashion photos. Besides some individuals who comply with 5K regulations in public places, there are still people who do not wear masks, being subjective in epidemic prevention. Many young people said that while skating while wearing a mask, it will be difficult to breathe and hot, so they do not wear it even though they know the epidemic situation is complicated. From 6pm, this area starts to get more crowded, about 150m long road becomes a bustling skateboarding playground. On April 28, the fence on Le Loi Street from Pasteur Street to Nguyen Hue Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) began to be dismantled. After a week with a new look, this place attracts people to visit, check-in, the new street corner becomes a skateboarding playground. At noon on May 7, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City issued an urgent request to stop the operation of the wedding center, gym, and events with more than 30 people in public places. The time to suspend the above activities from 6pm on 7/5. Previously, after detecting a case of Covid-19 in Binh Tan district on April 29, Ho Chi Minh City decided to suspend bar, karaoke and disco activities. From 6pm on May 3, Ho Chi Minh City will suspend more massage activities, saunas, music stages, plays, cinemas, video games, etc.

Accordingly, after seven years, the premises in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater have been re-established, bringing back the clean and beautiful space for the area. The appearance of Le Loi Street after removing the metro barrier No. 1. Photo: DAO TRANG The people rejoiced According to PV on the afternoon of April 28, the metro barrier No. 1 on Le Loi Street was completely removed. The road surface has been re-flat. All works of painting the road, the plastic carpet and the tiled have been completed. At the site more than 10 workers are completing the remaining jobs. Mr. Vu Thanh An, an oil painting dealer on Le Loi Street, excitedly shared with PV: “We have been out of business for nearly seven years and mainly sell to acquaintances. For many years, we have had to do business in moderation and seek new jobs. Now seeing the road open again, it is difficult for us to express our joy ”. Ms. Vu Thu Hien (a house in Alley 30, Pho Duc Chinh Street, District 1) said: “Due to a barrier, every day I have to go around and around far and in traffic jams. Now that the barricade is opened and open like this, I think not the people on this road, but all the people of the city are excited ”. Mr. Nguyen Van Qua (construction worker on the route) said that about a month ago, the construction site has been bustling. “The efforts of construction workers day and night for many months have contributed to the city people and the whole country to celebrate the liberation of the South and reunification, the brothers are all excited” – Mr. Qua said. Return the site earlier than expected MAUR said that as originally planned, the site would be returned on April 30. However, up to now, the site has been re-established and handed over to the Technical Infrastructure Management Center under the Department of Construction, the Center for Road Traffic Infrastructure Management under the Department of Transport and the People’s Committee of District 1. This position will manage the site and implement the next work before officially put into traffic. “This is an over-progress construction item, three days earlier than the direction of the City People’s Committee and 33 days earlier than the contractor’s original construction plan. Therefore, this is a great effort of MAUR and the contractor for the construction of metro line 1 project in a time of many difficulties due to the COVID-19 epidemic ”- emphasized MAUR. As for the progress of metro project No. 1, MAUR said that it will continue to coordinate with related units to speed up the construction of the next items of the project such as completing B1 floor, re-grounding Ba station. Son. Next will be the energizing work at Binh Thai power station; Importing the No.1 metro trains; installing track system, electromechanical system, signal information system on the whole route. Simultaneously, MAUR also soon carried out the installation of equipment at stations to speed up the construction progress of the project. Specific information about the package of metro projects No. 1, MAUR said so far the total volume of the whole project has reached 84.26%. In particular, the package CP1a (the underground section from Ben Thanh station to the City Theater station) started on November 15, 2016, currently reaching 88% of the volume. For package CP1b (underground section from Theater City Station to Ba Son Station), which started on August 21, 2014, currently reaches 95.56% of the volume. Package CP2 (overhead and depot) started on July 24, 2012, currently reaching 92.21% of the volume. As for the CP3 package (procurement of electromechanical equipment, locomotives, rails and maintenance for equipment), started on August 5, 2013, currently reaching 69% of the volume. Mr. Ngo Hai Duong, Head of the Management and Exploitation Department of Infrastructure, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, said on April 28, the Department of Transport received and handed over the premises of Le Loi Street from the investor of metro No. 1. Then, the department will install signs, signal lights and traffic on April 30. Nguyen Huu Canh Street is on schedule Mr. Luong Minh Phuc, Director of the Management Board of the City Traffic Construction Investment Project (Traffic Board), said that the Nguyen Huu Canh road improvement and repair project will finish on schedule at 8 o’clock. April 30. Accordingly, the project will solve the flooding situation occurring during the past 10 years. As noted by PV, the investor and the construction unit are actively implementing the remaining items to complete the project. In particular, most of the items are being gradually completed by the workers such as road painting, plastic carpet, tile flooring.