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The Ministry of Communications will report on the "Traffic Dispatch Plan" in the Executive Yuan today. The Ministry of Communications pointed out that in order to cope with the crowds and traffic surges during the consecutive holidays, various important traffic nodes have strengthened the implementation of relevant traffic control measures, reminding passers-by to take precautions To plan your trip, reduce road congestion.
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[Reporter Zhong Lihua/Taipei Report] This year's Spring Festival holiday will run from January 20 to January 29, a total of 10 days, which is the longest Spring Festival holiday in history.
The Ministry of Communications will report on the "Traffic Dispatch Plan" in the Executive Yuan today. The Ministry of Communications pointed out that in order to cope with the crowds and traffic surges during the consecutive holidays, various important traffic nodes have strengthened the implementation of relevant traffic control measures, reminding passers-by to take precautions To plan your trip, reduce road congestion.
This year's Spring Festival transportation plan is as follows:
1. The National Highway:
(1) Measures such as ramp meter control, high-occupancy control, ramp closure, open shoulders, and suspension of toll charges across the board from 0:00 to 5:00 every day during consecutive holidays
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(2) In order to reduce the congestion of people on national highways during peak hours, it is suggested that the departure time for national highways be as follows:
1. Western National Highway
(1) Southbound public on the first to third day of junior high school: It is recommended to depart before 6:00 am or after 12:00 noon.
(2) People returning from the north during the third to fifth day of the lunar new year: It is recommended that people in the southern region depart before 9 o'clock, and those in the central region depart before 12 o'clock, or postpone their departure on the seventh to eighth day of the lunar new year.
2. National Highway No. 5
(1) Southbound public from the first day to the third day of junior high school: it is recommended to depart before 5:00 am or after 5:00 pm.
(2) People returning from the north during the third to eighth day of the junior high school: It is recommended to leave before 9:00 am.
2. Key parts of provincial roads:
(1) Priority measures for large buses will be implemented on the sections of Suhua Road Corridor Suao, Suhuagai, and Chongde on Taiwan Line 9, and the passage of large trucks over 21 tons will be controlled periodically.
(2) The Xibin Expressway on Taiwan Line 61 closed 2 level intersections on the Fengbi-Xiangshan road section and closed the Nanliaoduan southbound exit ramp of Taiwan Line 68, and closed 6 level intersections on the Zhunan Road section to improve traffic on the Xibin Expressway efficiency.
3. Mass transportation:
(1) In order to encourage people to take national highway passenger transportation, provide national highway passenger transportation fare and transfer discounts during the holidays (for example: 87 national highway passenger transportation routes enjoy weekday discounts or 15% off the original fare, 48 Taiwan-friendly routes enjoy electronic tickets Half-price discount, and within 10 hours to transfer to local passenger transport to enjoy one-stage ticket or basic mileage for free); take the national highway passenger transport to the east and increase the fare (free for 4 people with 1 person on the designated date, and 200 yuan for the return journey) or rent a car Discounts (car rentals with the National Highway Passenger Ticket Purchase Certificate can enjoy discounts).
(2) High-speed rail: A total of 454 additional trains (193 southbound and 261 northbound) will be added. A total of 2,269 trains will be provided in 12 days. As of January 10, the booking rate has reached 61.8%, and some peak trains have no reserved seats. .
(3) Taiwan Railway: 499 additional trains of all levels will be added during the transportation period, 144 additional trains will be added, and 40 interval express trains and 2 additional trains will be added between Shulin-Hualien and Qidu-Kaohsiung. Red-eye trains on the East Line and 8 real-name trains on the East Line.
(4) Airline: 2,990 flights and 288,834 seats will be provided during the Spring Festival enhanced transportation. Currently, there are still vacancies during the off-peak period.
(5) Sea freight: During the period of the false transport, 8 routes between Taiwan's main island and outlying islands are expected to operate 1,345 voyages, providing a total transport capacity of 287,575 passengers.
This Spring Festival holiday, in response to the large-scale return of people to their hometowns and travel, the Ministry of Communications has asked all distribution units to deploy in advance and deal with it cautiously, and complete the transportation work for this Spring Festival holiday.