Su-Hua Highway Accident Evacuation Plan

Taiwan Railway, Airline Motorized Increased Class Sea Transportation Coordination Fast Wheels and Warships Transport People and Vehicles

[Reporters Zheng Weiqi, Wang Jinyi, Chen Xinyu, Ding Yi/Comprehensive Report] Suhua Highway 159 on the Taiwan-Nine Line.

Three kilometers away, the upper slope of the Daqingshui Tunnel collapsed late the night before and destroyed the Ming Tunnel, resulting in a two-way interruption of road traffic between Yilan and Hualien.

The Highway Administration of the Ministry of Communications urgently launched four transportation measures yesterday, including the opening of the Taiwan Eighth Line Zhongheng Highway for small vehicles to pass, and coordinating the operation of Taiwan Railways, sea transportation, and aviation to increase the number of trains.

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The General Administration of Highways urgently pushes 4 measures to allow small vehicles to pass during the daytime

Li Shuncheng, head of the road maintenance team of the General Administration of Highways and executive secretary of the Disaster Prevention Center, said that the Zhongheng Highway will be open to cars and minibuses from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from yesterday until Suhua rushes through. The route from Hualien to Taipei has increased by three It takes about four hours to drive; to Taichung, you can go to National Highway No. 6 via Dayuling and connect to Taiwan 14th A Line.

If buses and trucks want to go from Hualien to Taipei, they need to go south to Taitung first, and then take the south-bound highway to Kaohsiung before they can connect to the National Highway to Taipei. The estimated journey time is about 11 hours.

Zhang Gengzong, engineering director of the traffic management group of the Highway Public Transport Bureau, said that the traffic volume of Suhuakai is about 1,000 vehicles per hour, and it is judged that the detour of large vehicles will have little impact on the road conditions in the western part of the country.

From today until the 15th, Taiwan Railway will add 12 additional trains in the Yihua section every day

Railways, sea and air transportation also operate extra shifts to evacuate people.

The Taiwan Railways Administration stated that six more express trains between Yilan︱Hualien have been opened yesterday afternoon, and 12 additional express trains between Yilan︱Hualien will be added every day from today to the 15th.

The additional trains stop at Yilan, Luodong, Suaoxin, Nanao, Heping, Xincheng, Hualien and other stations along the way.

The 28 additional trains that Taiwan Railway originally operated on weekends will also open stations or add more stops to facilitate transportation depending on the passenger situation.

3 fast ships provide free rides to and from the two ports of Suzhou and Hua on the first day

In terms of shipping, Ye Xielong, director of the port of the Ministry of Communications, said that three fast ships including Hefu Express, Kaixuan No. demand adjustment.

Both Hofu Express and Kaixuan 8 depart from Hualien Port at 12:00 noon today, and Suao Port departs at 5:00 pm, which can carry small passenger cars and people.

The Taipei Express departs from Hualien Port at 11:30 in the afternoon, and Suao Port departs at 4:30 in the afternoon. However, the Taipei Express can carry passenger cars and small trucks, but not passengers. Car owners need to take the Kaixuan No. 8 instead.

The warship departed from Hualien Port at 11:00 this morning.

As for air transport, the Civil Aviation Administration stated that there are still a lot of empty seats on the Huadong flight, and they will pay close attention to the flight reservation status and coordinate with the airlines to open additional flights according to demand.

Lin Guoyong, director of Hualien Air Station, said that due to the sufficient train capacity, the flight capacity is not fully loaded.

Uni Air pointed out that no additional flights have been arranged yet, and the transportation will be dispatched according to on-site needs.

Suhua Road Corridor interrupts alternative routes

159, Suhua Highway, Taiwan-Kowloon Line.

Three kilometers away, the upper slope of the Daqingshui Tunnel collapsed late the night before and destroyed the Ming Tunnel, resulting in a two-way interruption of road traffic between Yilan and Hualien.

(Picture: Provided by the General Administration of Highways)

The Suhua Highway was interrupted in both directions, and construction workers rushed to repair it all night.

(provided by the public)