The Xidong Line of the MRT has been approved by the central government, and the outside world is concerned about when construction will start?

Hou Youyi, Mayor of New Taipei City, said that the next step is to report the financial plan of the construction to the Public Works Committee, and the contract can only be issued after approval, and the construction will start after the final decision.

(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)

[Reporter Lai Xiaotong/New Taipei Report] The MRT Xizhi Donghu Line, which has been delayed for more than 20 years, was approved by the Executive Yuan yesterday, and the outside world is concerned about when construction will start.

Hou Youyi, Mayor of New Taipei City, said today that the Xizhi people have been waiting for more than 20 years. The next step is to report the construction financial plan to the Public Works Commission.

Hou Youyi attended the completion and opening ceremony of Shoude Park in Zhonghe District today and said that the people of Xizhi have been waiting for 20 years from the Xizhi Minsheng Line to the Xidong Line of the MRT. During the process, they faced many difficulties and challenges. After a long time, it is finally approved that New Taipei City will always be grateful to those who have assisted, and the central and local governments will work together to meet new challenges.

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Hou Youyi said that after the Xidong Line is approved by the central government, the next step is to report the construction-related financial budget plan to the Public Works Committee. After approval, the contract can be issued. If the plan is successfully finalized, the construction will officially start, and the city government will use the fastest Speed ​​and efficiency allow the Xidong line to start construction as soon as possible.

Hou Youyi emphasized that in the future, the East Ring Line or Minsheng Line in Taipei City, New Taipei City looks forward to the connection between Jiuzong Station in Taipei City and Donghu Station on the Xidong Line, so that people from Xizhi can go to and from Neihu or go to Taipei smoothly. I hope that the Minsheng Line and the East Ring Section It can be approved and started early; in addition, New Taipei City also expects the Keelung MRT to be approved quickly. For Xizhi people, the Keelung MRT can connect to the Xidong Line and extend to Nangang, or extend to Jiuzong Station in Taipei City, Xizhi The traffic congestion problem of people can be solved once and for all.

In addition, the Ankeng light rail was completed yesterday, and it may not be open to traffic before the Spring Festival.

Hou Youyi said that the Ankeng light rail was surveyed again by the Ministry of Transportation yesterday, and there are still 6 small areas that have not been improved. The city government is very confident that these 6 problems will be resolved quickly under the guarantee of safety, and will be re-introduced after the Spring Festival. The survey results are reported to the Ministry of Communications for approval, and it is believed that it will be open to traffic soon.