Lane 8, Wenhua Street, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, which is adjacent to National Highway No. 1 Zhongli Interchange, has been converted into two exits and one entry lane. The Taoyuan City Transportation Bureau emphasized that it can greatly reduce the waiting time and increase the passing time.

(Photographed by reporter Xu Zhuoxun)

[Reporter Xu Zhuoxun/Taoyuan Report] During rush hour at the Zhongli Interchange of National Highway No. 1, the surrounding traffic is full of traffic, which also impacts the traffic along the second section of Minzu Road, the main road.

For this reason, the Municipal Transportation Bureau will immediately adjust the signs and lanes at three intersections along the second section of Minzu Road, cancel the existing left-turn protection phases and left-turn lanes, and change the green lights to open early and close late, divided into The two ways of "↑, →" and "←, ↑, →" can greatly reduce the waiting time, increase the number of passing vehicles, and change the eight lanes of the adjacent Wenhua Street into two out and one in lanes, which is expected to improve the current situation.

The second section of Minzu Road in Zhongli District is the main road connecting Zhongli and Pingzhen. There are three intersections along the line including Guangde Street, Wenhua Street, and Wenhua Street Eighth Lane. In order to improve the current situation, the bureau started from two directions: signage and increasing car storage space.

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Huang Guizheng, a technician from the Transportation Bureau, said that in principle, priority will be given to special-purpose lanes at intersections with heavy traffic volumes. However, the traffic volume on the second section of Minzu Road is very large, and it often happens that straight-going vehicles mistakenly enter the inner lane, resulting in the flow of left-turning traffic behind. In order to improve In the current situation, the sign of the left turn protection phase (going straight on red light is forbidden, and left turn is allowed) is canceled and changed to "↑, →" and "←, ↑, →" two ways, and the green light time is extended from 80 seconds To 105 seconds, in this way, the passing time of about 10 seconds can be increased.

In addition, the Eighth Lane of Wenhua Street, which is the most congested, was originally a two-way, one-lane lane with a width of 3.5 meters. The Traffic Bureau considered that passers-by often use this road to turn left into the upper interchange on the second section of Minzu Road, reducing the scope of the grooved line, Changed to two exits and one entry with a total of 3 lanes, and also removed the 6-meter separating island facing the exit, which is expected to increase the traffic flow and storage space, and the number of passing vehicles per hour can increase by 36 vehicles, parking, etc. The length is reduced by 75 meters.

The Bureau of Transportation will adjust the markings in front of the entrance to the ramp of the second section of Minzu Road in a phased manner, and use the added color guide markings to guide the diversion of cars and motorcycles to create a more complete traffic environment.