Photos of the construction status of the reconstruction project of the Nanfang'ao Cross-Hong Kong Bridge.

(Picture: Provided by Taiwan Port Corporation)

[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] The Nanfang'ao Bridge will be completed and opened to traffic before the end of this month. The exact time of opening to traffic will be subject to the approval of the Executive Yuan. Zhang Weijian, director secretary of the Keelung Port Branch of the Taiwan Port Corporation, said that after the completion of the reconstruction of the Nanfang'ao Bridge, except As an important transportation hub connecting the Nanfang'ao area with Tofu Cape, it will also become a new tourist landmark in the Su'ao area.

On October 1, 2019, the bridge deck of the Nanfang'ao Bridge broke and collapsed. The bridge deck and bridge arches fell down and fell into the Nanfang'ao fishing port channel. Burning, the falling bridge deck crushed 3 fishing boats docked under the Nanfangao Bridge. The accident killed 6 crew members and injured 9 crew members, 1 tanker driver and 3 rescuers.

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Zhang Weijian said that the reconstruction project of the Nanfang-Australia Cross-Hong Kong Bridge officially started on July 16, 2020, and the project is progressing quite smoothly. It is expected to open to traffic before the end of December this year, and the promise of accelerating the completion of the bridge reconstruction has been reached.

After the completion of the reconstruction project of the Nanfangao Cross-Harbor Bridge, the Yilan County Government will cooperate with the establishment of the National Sailing Training Center and the Nanfangao Sea Culture Center in Cape Tofu. The Yishan Road parking lot and shuttle station, the parking lot under the east bank of the Nanfang’ao Bridge, the temporary parking lot at Wharf 12 of Su’ao Port and other surrounding traffic constructions will provide more comprehensive transportation services and parking spaces to solve the long-standing problem in the Nanfang’ao area. Holiday traffic congestion and insufficient parking space.

The total length of the new Nanfangao Cross-Hong Kong Bridge is 796.53 meters. The design adopts a special bridge shape with the image of a mackerel. The bridge is 595 meters long and the approach road is 201.53 meters. The bridge is equipped with a landscape art light sculpture system at night, and a pedestrian viewing platform is set up to form a ring-shaped road system in conjunction with the surrounding roads.

In addition, in line with the government's tourism construction policy and recreational and water-friendly plan, the port company is handling the forward-looking infrastructure "Su-Mao Port Tourism Service Facilities Project", which is expected to be completed in July 2023. In addition to providing refined passenger service facilities in Su-Mao Port, and Cooperate with the local government to set up a transfer station, Nanfang'ao Fishing Village Culture, Tofu Cape Sightseeing and Recreation Corridor Belt, converging sea and land transfer crowds to drive tourism business opportunities, and then attract manufacturers to invest in Su'ao Port.

Schematic diagram of Suao port travel service facilities project.

(Picture: Provided by Taiwan Port Corporation)