There were scattered rockfalls on the Nanheng Highway in the early morning. The General Administration of Highways stated that the slope cleaning work has been completed and the control will be lifted at 12 o'clock to open to traffic.

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[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] The section of Liguan Road (14.6k) adjacent to the 105th access road on Nanheng Highway 20 was inspected at 5 a.m. today, and the security notice found sporadic rockfall in the area, but the road is still passable.

The General Administration of Highways of the Ministry of Communications stated that in order to maintain the safety of passers-by, motor control was immediately implemented on the front and rear sections of the road, and the Jiaxian Works Section of the Third District Maintenance Engineering Department of the Public Security Bureau sent spiders to clean up the slope. The cleaning was completed at 12 noon and the control was lifted Operation.

The Meishankou-Xiangyang section of Nanheng Highway is currently under normal control. The east and west ends are only open to the public from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm, and are closed every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Chen Zhengwei, section chief of the Jiaxian Public Works Section, said that after receiving the news of falling rocks on the Nanheng Highway today, he immediately called for emergency repair manufacturers and construction equipment, and completed the removal of scattered rocks on the road before it opened to traffic at 7 am.

Chen Zhengwei said that in order to ensure the safety of passers-by, the Jiaxian Public Works Section urgently dispatched spiders to clean up the falling rocks and slopes. During the cleaning of the slopes, the front and rear roads will be motorized. After the control stops for about 30-40 minutes, vehicles will be opened immediately. There are security guards at the Meishankou and Tianchi control posts at the far end to inform passers-by that they will have to wait for a long time. This is an act of road safety maintenance, not a traffic block.

At present, the relevant slope cleaning work has been completed in the Jiaxian Public Works Section, and the control operation will be released at 12 o'clock. The slope of this section of the road will be improved in the future, so that the Nanheng Highway can have a safer and more comfortable quality in traffic.

There were scattered rockfalls on the Nanheng Highway in the early morning. The General Administration of Highways stated that the slope cleaning work has been completed and the control will be lifted at 12 o'clock to open to traffic.

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