On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many sections of the National Highway were congested. The Gaogong Bureau reminded that there were still 6 key congested sections in the afternoon and called for diversion to alternative roads.

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[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when people go out for spring, traffic jams have occurred on many sections of the National Highway since the morning, and it is still very congested all the way until noon. All the way until the evening to relieve the congestion, remind the public to check the latest road conditions before departure, and make more use of alternative roads to avoid congested sections of the national highway.

At 12:30 noon today, many sections of the National Highway were still congested, including National Highway No. 1 Yangdong Lake-Elevated Xizhiduan, Meiduan-Zhubei, Hsinchu System-Toufen, Changhua-Puyan System, Xiluo Service Area - Xiluo, National 1 Elevated Embankment - Xizhiduan; National 3 Muzha Rest Station - Nanshen Road, Sanying - Longtan, Qielong - Xiangshan, Hemei - Changhua System, Wuri - Wufeng, Caotun - Zhongxing; National 5 Nangang system - Shiding; National 10 Swallow's Nest - Swallow's Nest system, etc.

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The Gaogong Bureau predicts that the key congested road sections this afternoon will appear in the Yangmei-Hsinchu system in the south of State 1, the Changhua system-Puyan system in the south; Tucheng-Kanxi in the south of State 3, and Caotun-Wufeng in the north; System - Toucheng, northbound to Yilan - Pinglin and other road sections; it is recommended that passers-by use the Highway Bureau 1968 website and App to check and grasp real-time traffic information to avoid congested sections and time periods of national highways.

In addition, at 4:57 this morning, a collision accident occurred between a large bus and 5 small passenger cars at 127.3K in the northbound direction of National 1, occupying the entire lane. Among them, 1 large passenger car and 1 small passenger car caught fire. The accident was ruled out at 8:21, and the rear was blocked. 3 kilometers; at 9:33, a large bus and a small passenger car collided at 90 kilometers south of China 1, occupying the outer lane, and were cleared at 9:59 am, causing traffic behind to be blocked for 10 kilometers; 10:20 At 17.5 kilometers east of China 10, two small passenger cars collided with each other, occupying the outer lane, and were cleared at 10:02 am, causing the rear traffic to be blocked for 5 kilometers, which greatly affected the overall traffic flow.

The Gaogong Bureau reminds the public to maintain and inspect their vehicles before the holidays to avoid vehicle breakdowns during the journey; before departure, it is necessary to maintain enough energy to avoid fatigue driving, pay attention to the conditions in front of the vehicle and keep a safe driving distance to ensure smooth and safe driving.

In addition, in the next few days, it is recommended that southbound people use the afternoon to drive on the national highway, and northbound people use the morning time to avoid congestion and save precious time;

In order to avoid traffic jams and disperse traffic flow, the Gaogong Bureau appeals to people who travel on consecutive vacations to take the National Highway 3 and Taiwan 61 for long-distance north-south distances, avoid national highways for short distances, and take more public transportation.