The Beishi Police Traffic Brigade and the Police Broadcasting Station jointly set up a road condition relay station in the central exhibition area of ​​the Lantern Festival.

(Photographed by reporter Liu Qinghou)

[Reporter Liu Qinghou/Taipei Report] The "Taiwan Lantern Festival" has been grandly launched in Taipei for the first time in 23 years. In addition to traffic planning and dispatching of police officers to guide traffic, the Traffic Police Brigade of the Beishi Police Station has also joined hands with the Police Radio Station to set up a traffic relay station in the central exhibition area of ​​the Lantern Festival. , to spread the heat of the Taiwan Lantern Festival through the air, so that people who cannot participate can "hear".

According to the police, the police broadcasting station has been broadcasting on-site every Saturday and Sunday since the lantern presentation ceremony on February 4. The Beishi Police Department appealed to the people who came to watch the lanterns to pay attention to traffic information and plan ahead to take public transportation through the radio program. , save traffic time, and enjoy the lanterns happily.

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The Traffic Police Brigade of the Beishi Police Department also invited various branches to set up booths to promote the festival through the Lantern Festival. It is hoped that the public can not only enjoy the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival, but also go home with traffic safety knowledge, so that safety can take root in the lives of adults and children.

The Taiwan Lantern Festival will last until February 19th. Traffic control is implemented around the exhibition area and parking spaces are limited. The Beishi Police Department encourages the public to take public transportation to enjoy the lanterns.

Self-driving tourists can check the remaining parking spaces in the surrounding parking lots, and also check real-time traffic conditions and real-time images to avoid congested roads.

It is recommended that people who watch lanterns park their vehicles in the large parking lot outside, and then transfer to public transportation to the exhibition area.

The Bureau of Transportation of the Taipei Municipal Government has set up a traffic information section on the official website of the 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival. You can inquire about the arrival information of buses and shuttle buses around the lantern area, the congestion of MRT cars, and the borrowing and returning of YouBikes.

The police said that for traffic control measures during the event, please refer to the official website of Light Source Taipei (Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taipei) and the website of the Taipei City Government Transportation Bureau; drivers are also asked to change lanes in advance to avoid passing the area of ​​activity. Listen to police radio traffic breaks.