The company expects that there will be a surge of traffic on the Daxi section of Taiwan's 3rd Line.

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[Reporter Ding Yi/Taipei Report] Today (26th) on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, people are more interested in traveling due to rising temperatures and warm sunshine. The General Administration of Highways predicts that the traffic flow will gradually increase from around noon to the afternoon, and roads that are prone to congestion, except provincial roads Outside the main trunk lines and expressways that connect to national highways, it is estimated that there will also be a wave of outbound traffic on the roads of tourist attractions today, including the hotspots of New Year worship and the roads around tourist attractions. It is recommended that the public check the traffic conditions before going out.

The General Administration of Highways stated that the surrounding roads for sightseeing and visiting scenic spots include the Zinan Palace in Zhushan of Taiwan 3C, the scenic area along the northeast corner of Taiwan 2, the Danshui area of ​​Taiwan 2 and 2B, the Daxi and Dahu sections of Taiwan 3, Cihu section of Taiwan Highway 7, Cingjing Farm of Taiwan Line 14A, Sun Moon Lake area of ​​Taiwan Line 21, Kenting section of Taiwan Line 26, etc.

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The General Administration of Highways pointed out that the main trunk lines of provincial highways, such as the section from Fengbi to Xiangshan, Zhunan Road and Zhongzhang Bridge of Taiwan Route 61, the Suhua and Nanhui Highway of Taiwan Route 9, and the section from Shuidiliao to Fenggang of Taiwan Route 1; The expressway refers to the section where Taiwan 64 connects to National 3 Zhonghe Interchange, the Taichung Ring Road of Taiwan 74 connects to National 3, the section of Taiwan 86 connects to Guo 3 Guanmiao, and the section of Chiayi-Taiwan 18 Zhongpu Interchange. Congestion, the public is advised to avoid.

Today is the 7th day of the consecutive Spring Festival holiday. In order to relieve the needs of people returning home and going out by car, the General Administration of Highways has coordinated with the passenger transport industry to increase the number of shifts according to the crowds. Yesterday, the western national highway operated a total of 5136 trips, transporting 76928 people. The number of people increased by 5.1% compared with the same period last year; a total of 1,317 trips were made on the Eastern National Highway, and 22,966 people were transported, an increase of 31% compared with the same period last year.