Many commuters in Keelung City went out early yesterday, and the fund was congested in front of the fund exchange all the way.

(Photo by reporter Yu Zhaofu)

The Wudu-Xizhi section goes south and closes the country 1 and country 3 Keelung end Zibang back to the urban area

[Reporters Yu Zhaofu, Lai Xiaotong, Zhou Xiangyun, Zheng Weiqi, Li Xinfang/Comprehensive report] The slope of the Xizhi interchange on the southward section of Zhongshan Expressway (National 1) collapsed again the night before (2nd), and Minister of Communications Wang Guocai went to the collapse site yesterday to listen to the expressway In the briefing of the bureau, he said that he hoped to get the first-line lane on the inner side of the southbound first at 6 o'clock this morning, and the outer lane is still used as a construction access road. It will take about ten days to complete the full opening of the southbound section.

The Expressway Bureau of the Ministry of Communications pointed out that the distribution road and ramp at the Xizhi South Exit will be open to traffic as soon as November 13.

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Collapse at the upper edge of the forward slope

National road slope monitoring will be re-planned

Wang Guocai said that the collapsed road section is a typical consequent slope, and the shale is exposed after the earth and rock slides. In the past, the detector was installed on the lower edge of the slope, but this time the move is on the upper edge of the consequential slope. In the future, the national road slope safety monitoring The breadth and density must be re-planned.

Zhang Chongzhi, deputy director of the North District Maintenance Engineering Branch of the Gao Gong Bureau, said that yesterday, about 30 different types of machinery such as strange hands, pile drivers, and earth-moving vehicles were mobilized at the scene, and more than 510 were cleared and transported.

Four cubic meters of earthwork.

Executive President Su Zhenchang thanked the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of the Interior for arranging emergency repairs and traffic control yesterday, and reminded the on-site operators to pay attention to safety.

Keelung commuters go out early

Still stuck in the car, unable to move

The Wutu section in the southward direction of Guoyi to Xizhi section (7 kilometers to 10 kilometers) has been completely closed, resulting in heavy traffic flow and slow speed from the Keelung end to the Wutu interchange. The national highway is like a large parking lot. In the morning, there was a purple explosion, and the traffic jammed and even spilled over to the flat roads in downtown Keelung. The drivers complained a lot.

Many commuters in Keelung City went out early yesterday. Citizens surnamed Yu went to the Fund interchange at 6:20 in the morning, took their children to the high school in Taipei City, and returned to Keelung smoothly at 8:30 am; but at 6:30 in the direction of the Fund Interchange The traffic jam started, and even the police officer in command reluctantly said, "The traffic jam has burst, and I can't move at all."

The stop signs along McKim Road in Keelung City to take the national highway passenger transport to Taipei are crowded with waiting passengers. Many people can't wait for the bus, complaining repeatedly, and some office workers or students are busy calling to ask for leave.

Labor Minister Xu Mingchun said that it is required to consider the closure of national highways due to natural disasters, and workers who are late for work must not be included in their attendance records, nor should their full-time bonuses be deducted.

The plane sections near the national highway interchange in Xizhi District and Keelung City in New Taipei City also experienced heavy traffic jams during the rush hour of work and get off work yesterday. Both cities have dispatched additional police force to help them. New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi said yesterday that the police force will help divert traffic and extend the main road. Green light seconds, reduce traffic impact.

During peak hours, Taiwan Railways will open up regional trains for evacuation

The Gao Gong Bureau suggested that passersby should drive on a different route today. If vehicles in Keelung and Badu areas want to go to National III, they can enter from the Fund interchange or directly drive on the No. 62 Expressway to connect to the Madong system.

Regional vehicles can use local roads (Taiwu Jia, etc.) to go to Xizhi, Xintaiwu Interchange and then enter the national highway.

Vehicles in the direction of Xizhi and Nangang from Guoyi South can exit at Wudu Interchange in advance and use local roads.

From the rush hour on weekdays to November 11th, Taiwan Railway will open two additional 900-type local trains, which will stop at all stations along the way to assist passengers in transportation. Commuters are urged to make more use of Taiwan Railway trains to avoid stuck on the national road.

The Wutu section to the Xizhi section (7 kilometers to 10 kilometers) in the southward direction of Guoyi has been completely closed, resulting in heavy traffic flow and slow speed from the Keelung end to Wutu Interchange, and the national highway looks like a large parking lot (Central News Agency)

The side slope of National Highway No. 1 southward to Xizhi interchange collapsed.

(Provided by Gao Gong Bureau)

Suggested route for diversion