The water supply company manufacturer was constructing along Xinyi and Ren Road in the urban area. Today, they cut off the signal line, causing traffic congestion, and the police fined them.

(Photo by reporter Lu Xianxiu)

[Reporter Lu Xianxiu/Report from Keelung] Dawulun Fund Road in Keelung was repaired yesterday due to a burst water pipeline, which caused traffic jams on the first and second roads of the Fund during peak hours. , resulting in congestion of surrounding roads, the police not only eased the traffic, but also billed and reported to the construction company.

On the Xinyi, Renyi and Fugou Bridges between the Keelung City Performing Arts Center and the Dong’an shopping mall, the water supply company manufacturers have been excavating and replacing the old pipelines since yesterday, and each lane is closed, which will affect the traffic flow of the upper and lower Zhongzheng Viaducts. Especially yesterday afternoon near 5 o'clock after get off work, there was a long queue of traffic heading for the Zhongzheng Viaduct at the expressway entrance.

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The police went to check after receiving a report from the public. The construction company emphasized that there is a traffic maintenance plan, and construction can be carried out 24 hours a day. The construction period is from December 2 to 16. However, it is indicated in the remarks column of the construction plan approved by the city government that 7:00 a.m. Construction is not allowed during peak periods from 9:00 and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The construction company did not notice that construction was overdue, and the Xinliu Road Police Station of the Second Sub-bureau issued a fine in accordance with Article 82 of the Road Traffic Management Penalty Regulations.

Today is a weekend holiday, the traffic flow in the urban area is heavy, and the construction unit is careless, which leads to the cutting of the traffic signal light pipeline at the intersection of Xinyi Road. The traffic congestion on the third-class section, especially Xinyi Road, was the most serious. The operators urgently repaired it, and the police dispatched traffic relief, and the traffic was gradually relieved.

The first district office of the water company said that it will require the industry to strengthen construction safety, quality and traffic maintenance.

Water supply company manufacturers are constructing along Xinyi and Ren Road in the urban area, but due to overtime construction, the surrounding roads are congested.

(Photo by reporter Lu Xianxiu)