Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to “makeover” the lighting system, the road to the airport will be… shimmering!

In 2022, the existing urban lighting system will be renovated and converted into a smart urban lighting system in the center of Ho Chi Minh City (district 1, district 2 and district 3). That is the remarkable content of the draft plan to implement the program to develop the urban lighting system in Ho Chi Minh City in 2022, which has just been submitted by the Department of Construction to the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City for signing and promulgation.

In addition, in 2022, the city will renovate and convert residential lights into urban lighting in the central area (district 1, district 3, district 4, district 5, district 6, district 8).

Ho Chi Minh City will renovate the urban lighting system in the central area.

The city also undergrounded the urban lighting power supply line and replaced LED lights in the main roads of the downtown area. At the same time, continue to upgrade and expand the Center for Management and Operation of Urban Lighting System in the central area, including: District 1, District 3, District 4, District 5, District 6, District 8.

In addition, the important target in 2022 is the lighting of architectural art for the conservation works of historical and cultural relics (Ton Duc Thang Museum) and the decorative lighting of the important road connecting from the courtyard to the courtyard. fly Tan Son Nhat to Saigon River (Truong Son – Tran Quoc Hoan – Hoang Van Thu – Nguyen Van Troi – Nam Ky Khoi Nghia – Vo Van Kiet branch – Khanh Hoi bridge tunnel – Thu Ngu flagpole).

The City Department of Construction affirmed to build a smart urban lighting system, ensuring the requirements for light quality, ensuring traffic safety and security, and using energy economically and efficiently. and sustainable development. Newly built urban lighting system and existing urban lighting system are implemented in the direction of smart lighting managed and operated from the City Urban Lighting Control Center.

The road from Tan Son Nhat airport to Bach Dang wharf will have decorative lights.

In order for the 2022 lighting plan to be realized, the Department of Planning and Investment will preside over and coordinate with relevant departments to research and propose a list of investment projects in the field of information technology infrastructure. Information on applications for urban lighting systems in the form of public-private partnerships and research, promotion, calling and attracting investors to participate.

The Center for Management of Technical Infrastructure (under the Department of Construction) this year will make urban lighting planning of the city.

In addition, an important solution this year is training and developing human resources. Accordingly, continue to organize to improve management skills and labor skills for the workforce to stably operate the urban lighting system in the city. This will be chaired by the City Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.