The Miaoli police strengthened the control of traffic signs at intersections with heavy traffic to maintain smooth traffic.

(provided by the police)

[Reporter Zhang Xunteng/Miaoli Report] Various scenic spots in Miaoli County have crowds during the Lunar New Year holidays. The Traffic Emergency Response Center of the Miaoli County Police Station checked the Miaoli Public Works Section of the Second District Maintenance Engineering Department of the Highway Administration of the Ministry of Communications every day. Visitors entering the Strawberry Hot Spring season, according to statistics, totaled 143,125 trips and 429,375 trips from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. During peak hours, the number of trips was as high as 1,623 per hour, and the overall driving speed dropped to 40 to 50 kilometers per hour. The Miao Police estimated The total number of passengers to Dahu and Tai'an is 200,000 trains and 600,000 passengers.

The traffic team of the Miao County Police Department analyzed the number of trains and the number of people in the past 7 days. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, there were 24,703 trains and 74,109 people. In addition to tourism and other factors, another staff was sent to observe the main road into Dahu and Tai'an tourist attractions, Tai'an Expressway Line 72. Every day, 10:00 to 15:00 is the peak time for tourists to enter the strawberry hot spring season, and the return peak time is 16:00 to 18:00.

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The Miaoli police have opened a 120-second late-closed left-turn arrow green light for the return rush hour traffic direction at the intersection of the Taiwan 72 Line and the Hakka Bridge, and added 20 meters of storage space for left-turn lanes. The average driving speed is maintained at 70 km/h above.

Miaoli County Police Chief Zhuang Shengxiong pointed out that the police will continue to be required to stick to their posts, implement traffic control duties, and strive for smooth traffic so that tourists can go out happily and return home safely.