Jiang Wan'an went to Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City in the early morning to inspect the road surface renewal project.

(Photo by reporter Yang Xinhui)

[Reporter Yang Xinhui/Taipei Report] Taipei Mayor Jiang Wan'an led Deputy Mayor Li Sichuan and the Public Works Bureau to inspect the road surface renewal project on Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District at 0:00 am on the 8th. Update, the scheduled update area is about 750,000 square meters. Before and after the lunar calendar, 6 road sections that urgently need to be improved will be updated. Jiang Wanan said in an interview that the average road service life is about 8 to 10 years, but there are many roads in Beishi It has not been updated for more than 10 years, and it is time to carry out optimization projects. Budgets will be drawn up year by year in accordance with the procedures to update the road surface.

According to the plan of the Taipei Municipal Government, there are 6 road sections that need to be improved urgently in Taipei City, with a total renewal length of about 3.4 kilometers. to Lane 85 of Songjiang Road) and Songshan Road (Section 6 of Xinyi Road to Lane 15 of Lane 650 of Songshan Road) and other 3 sections of road surface renewal.

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In addition, the north side of Section 6 of Minquan East Road (Section 2 of Chenggong Road to Ruiguang Road), Section 4 of Chengde Road (Section 4 of Jiantan Road to Danan Road) and Section 1 of Muzha Road (Section 1 of Jingxing Road to Jingmeixi Bridge) will be closed during the Spring Festival. The construction will start later, and the update will be completed before February 28.

Jiang Wanan said that the uneven road surface will cause safety concerns for passers-by, especially many motorcyclist friends have reported that the uneven road surface is full of dangers, and any citizen who comes to Taipei will step on the roads of Taipei City. The road surface is smooth and smooth. Sloppy, the team also minimized the impact on the public during construction, avoiding traffic rush hours, and chose to construct in the middle of the night, but also worried that too late would affect the peace of residents, so they chose late nights on weekends to minimize the impact.

In addition, in the past, former mayor Hao Longbin promoted the Luping Project, but former Mayor Ke Wenzhe paid more attention to roads below 8 meters. Jiang Wanan pointed out that the traffic in Taipei City is heavy, and the average road service life is about 8 to 10 years. The Luping project promoted by Mayor Hao Project, so far many roads have reached the end of their service life, and they really need the next round of road optimization. For example, Songjiang Road was last updated about 13 years ago, and it needs to be updated and improved.

Jiang Wanan emphasized that whenever he has the opportunity, he will personally inspect, go to the site to understand, and understand the details with experienced and actual construction staff. The most important purpose is to ensure the quality of the construction and the durability of the road level. Safe road environment for motorcyclists.

Regarding this year's budget compiled by the predecessor Ke Wenzhe, but only 2 billion, Jiang Wan'an responded that the Keshi government did have a relatively small budget for road renewal, but since the Haoshi government's road leveling project has come, it must be optimized The project will be budgeted year by year according to the procedures, and the road surface will be updated.

Some media asked about the post on the American forum "Reddit" "Urban Hell" (Urban Hell) that the sidewalks in the alleys in Taipei City turned into parking spaces for motorcycles after walking around. Jiang Wanan said that the city government has held a meeting to discuss and will give priority to improving the surrounding areas of the campus. Make sure that passers-by will not be blocked after walking for a while on the green pedestrian marking line. Some sections of the road will be improved before the Lunar New Year.

Jiang Wan'an went to Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City in the early morning to inspect the road surface renewal project.

(Photo by reporter Yang Xinhui)

Pavement renewal works on Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City.

(Photo by reporter Yang Xinhui)

Pavement renewal works on Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City.

(Photo by reporter Yang Xinhui)