Hanoi, Dec. 24 -- Hanoi will pilot restrictions on heavy trucks weighing 10 tonnes or more, as well as container trucks and tractor-trailers, on several key routes during peak hours as part of its effort to ease traffic congestion. The municipal Department of Construction said on December 23 that the measure is intended to address major congestion bottlenecks, particularly around the elevated Ring Road 3. The department has called on freight transport businesses to closely coordinate on implementing the plan. Under the pilot scheme, restrictions will apply on Thang Long Boulevard and National Highway 32 towards Ring Road 3 during the morning rush hour from 6.30 to 9.00am and in the afternoon from 4.30 to 7.30pm. The trial period will last...