The Kuomintang Taichung City Councillors Yang Zhengzhong, Huang Jianhao, and Li Zhong criticized Cai Qichang's political views on changing the Shanhai Ring Railway to Turtle Speed ​​Light Rail.

(Photo by reporter Lin Minzhen)

[Reporter Lin Minzhen/Taichung report] Kuomintang Taichung City Councillors Yang Zhengzhong, Huang Jianhao, and Li Zhong held a press conference today (23rd) in the parliament, criticizing the political views of the DPP Taichung mayor candidate Cai Qichang for changing the Shanhai Ring Road to a slower speed It silently removed the original Jiahou Line and Rainbow Line of the Shanhai Loop Line, and criticized "replacing the railway track to the light rail is a ghost." This kind of "gift package" that wastes time and money is absolutely unacceptable to the public.

In response to this, Cai Qichang responded that the Kuomintang said he was fast, but they "don't even have a tortoise", should they go back and review Mayor Lu's policies before criticizing others?

Huang Jianhao said that the light rail is a means of transportation for slow traffic in urban areas, but the distance between mountains and seas is relatively long. In the past, it has been promoted by railway planning for many years. Reports including feasibility assessment, budget, and funding have been submitted to the Ministry of Communications for review. If Cai Qichang To change the Shanhai Loop Line to light rail, all planning will have to be redone, and the speed of light rail is significantly slower than that of railways.

I remind Cai Qichang, who wants to run for mayor, that Keelung Mayor Lin Youchang said that he wants to do a light rail. After four years of tens of billions of dollars in funding, no prototype has emerged yet. If these visionary plans are a waste of time and money, Taichung people will never accept it. .

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Yang Zhengzhong said that the replacement of the elevated railway on the Shanhai Ring Line with the light rail is a completely different means of transportation and the source of the law. The railway is the railway law, and the light rail is the mass transportation law. Whether it was sightseeing or commuting, Cai Qichang did not explain clearly.

Yang Zhengzhong also said that the Yamanote Line was a deceptive trick written and directed by former mayor Lin Jialong. The feasibility evaluation of the Shanhai Loop Line has been submitted for review for 9 years, and it is still lying in the Ministry of Communications. Ministry of Transportation to approve as soon as possible?

According to the current plan of the Shanhai Loop Line, the speed of the local trains running on the Taiwan Railway is about 100 to 110 kilometers per hour. If it is replaced by the light rail, the commuting efficiency is not as good as the existing Shinkansen buses. Why is it too slow?

The integrity of politicians is very important. If you only write a check and don't cash it, you are cheating.

Li Zhong said that Cai Qichang should seek funding for Taichung's Shanhai Loop Line. If the Jiahou Line and the Rainbow Line are to be abolished and replaced by light rail, does he admit that the proportion of local burdens is inappropriate, and that it is unreasonable for Taichung people to swallow a super high proportion of the railway overhead?

In addition, during the tenure of Executive Director Lin Quan, the Ministry of Communications believed that the efficiency of the back line was not good. After Mayor Lu took office, he maintained that the relevant plans of the Lin Jialong era were submitted for review, but there was no follow-up. As a result, Cai Qichang silently removed the back line and changed the rainbow line to the light rail. , In the future, the railway will be connected to the light rail, and the public will need to connect and transfer. Is this still a ring line?

Cai Qichang responded that the Kuomintang said he was fast, but they "don't even have a turtle." Mayor Lu not only has no policy, but also opposes the construction of the sea line. It will slow down, which is a big joke.

Cai Qichang said that if Mayor Lu has an opinion on the construction of the sea line, he will participate in the debate and bravely face the public's doubts. Don't do it if you don't want to do it yourself, and send Kuomintang lawmakers to sing down the sea line and Taichung, and will only criticize the political opinions put forward by the opposition party. , not the attitude a mayor should have.

Cai Qichang angrily criticized Lu Xiuyan for not compiling any budget and making no progress for the elevated railway on the sea line in the past four years.

Cai Qichang, a candidate for mayor of Taichung from the DPP, responded that the Kuomintang said he was fast, but they "don't even have a tortoise".

(Photo by reporter Lin Minzhen)