The General Administration of Public Service announced the time and section of provincial highways that are prone to congestion during the National Day holiday, calling on the public to take more passengers to enjoy discounts.

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[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] This weekend is the Double Tenth National Day consecutive holiday. The General Administration of Highways of the Ministry of Communications stated that this time it is estimated that the main trips on provincial highways will be mainly sightseeing tours, and there will be traffic on the main roads and tourist scenic spots around the country. , on the afternoon of October 7, there will be a wave of medium and long-distance returning and excursion vehicles, reminding the public to check road condition information before going out and avoid peak hours and road sections.

The general manager estimates that from the afternoon of October 7th to October 8th (the first day of the consecutive holiday), there will be a wave of medium and long-distance vehicles returning home and traveling in the morning. Full day on the 10th.

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For the main trunk roads of the provincial highway, it is estimated that the road sections and time periods are prone to congestion. The Suhua Road Corridor of Taiwan Line 9 will be southbound from 6:00 to 12:00 on October 8th, northbound will be from 16:00 to 19:00 on October 9th, and October 10th at 11:00. From 10:00 to 12:00 on October 8, to Pingtung, from 12:00 to 20:00 on October 10, from 12:00 to 20:00 on October 10, from 10:00 to 12:00 on the Taitung Line 9; Sunday 10:00 to 12:00, October 9th to October 10th 16:00 to 18:00, Northbound October 8th 10:00 to 12:00, October 9th 15:00 to 19:00, October 10th 12:00 to 20 o'clock.

The section from Fengbi to Xiangshan of Taiwan Line 61 goes south from 17:00 to 19:00 on October 7, from 10:00 to 13:00 on October 8, north from 18:00 to 21:00 on October 9, and from 16:00 to 20:00 on October 10 ;Taiwan Line 61 Zhunan Road section southbound from 10:00 to 12:00 on October 9th, northbound from October 9th to October 10th from 15:00 to 21:00; Taiwan 61 Line Zhongzhang Bridge section southbound at 9:00 on October 8th Until 14:00, northbound on October 9th and October 10th from 15:00 to 20:00.

In order to alleviate the situation of too many vehicles or congestion on the provincial highway, the General Administration of Public Works plans to implement traffic diversion measures in key road sections, including the temporary ban on large trucks (including gravel trucks) over 21 tons (including gravel trucks) and large trucks on the Suhua Corridor of Taiwan No. 9 Line. Priority measures for passenger cars (including the diversion measures in the Su-Ao area, the opening of the shoulders for buses in the Suhua section, and the priority lanes for buses in the Chongde section, etc.); the bottleneck section of the Tai-9 Line South Highway will be reduced from 2 lanes to 1 lane. ; Route 61 Fengbi-Xiangshan and Zhunan areas, etc., a total of 7 level crossings are planned to be closed; Ping'e Highway (Line 1, Line 26) is planned to allocate lanes and alternative routes, and the Shuidiliao section will be activated depending on the traffic flow Dial lanes over long distances.

The President said that during the National Day holiday, a number of public transport preferential measures will be introduced, such as taking 86 national highway passenger routes, you can enjoy weekday discounts or 15% discount on fares, and you can enjoy half-price discounts on 50 Taiwan Haohang routes with e-tickets. ;Take the Taiwan Railway, High-speed Railway, National Highway passenger transport and take the local urban bus can also enjoy a free discount of 1-stage ticket or basic mileage; buy Taiwan Hao Xing Experience Package or stay in local legal accommodation, you can enjoy Beiyi and Beihua National Highways Passenger round-trip tickets are free for 4 people traveling together and 1 person, and the total return ticket is discounted to 200 yuan; the eastern "foot on the ground" rental discount, the national highway passenger ticket stub can enjoy the car rental discount, and the return passenger ticket fare can be discounted up to 200 yuan, etc. .

As of yesterday, a total of 69,632 tickets were sold for the National Day holiday of national highway passenger transport, accounting for 35.8% of the available tickets. Among them, 63,657 tickets were sold for the western national highway passenger transport, accounting for 43.5% of the available tickets. 5,975 sheets were sold, accounting for 12.5% ​​of the number of available sheets, and there were still plenty of seats available for the public to book.

Traffic diversion measures for key sections of provincial highways during the National Day holiday.

(Photo: Provided by the General Administration of Highways)