New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi and Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan jointly presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the CF680B section of the Luzhou Sanchong Section of the Northern Ring Line, one of the sixth lines of the Third Ring Road.

(Photo by reporter Liu Xinde)

[Reporter Weng Yuhuang/New Taipei Report] The CF680B section of the Luzhou Sanchong Section of the North Ring Road, one of the sixth lines of the MRT, was co-chaired by New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi and Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan today. When the project is completed in 2010, residents in Sanlu area will save about 20 minutes to travel to Shuangbei urban area.

Hou Youyi and Jiang Wan'an presided over the ground-breaking event at Wuhua Elementary School in Sanchong District today. Legislator Yu Tian and local public opinion representatives gathered at the venue, beaming with joy.

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Mayor Hou Youyi said that the CF680B section of the Luzhou Sanchong section of the North Ring Road, which started construction this time, spans Luzhou and Sanchong areas.

The track will start from the bottom of Zhongshan 1st Road in Luzhou District, and will be built in the form of underground shield tunnel, along Jixian Road to Chongyang Qiaotou, with a total length of about 3.2 kilometers and 3 underground stations (Y21 to Y23). The Wutaiban light rail F01 station under planning will be connected and transferred to improve the convenience of citizens taking the MRT. Residents in the Sanlu area will shorten the journey time by more than 20 minutes whether they go to Banqiao District, New Taipei City, or Neihu District, Taipei City.

Hou Youyi said that during the bidding period of the CF680B section of the Luzhou triple section of the North Ring Road, the new crown epidemic and the shortage of workers and materials caused the price of the construction industry to rise. As a result, the project budget was increased from 10.2 billion yuan to 17.3 billion yuan after 5 announcements and bidding failures. Yuan, finally successfully won the 6th bidding and held the groundbreaking ceremony today.

He said that in the 2030 New Taipei MRT vision, 6 lines will be launched together. In addition to the North-South Ring Road (Luzhou Sanchong Section of the North Ring Road), which started today, there are also Sanying Line, Wanda Zhonghe Line, Xinbei Shulin Line, Xidong Line and Danhai Line. The second phase of the light rail will be accelerated, adding 51 kilometers of new operating routes and 48 stations. By 2030, we will work towards the goal of having 3 stations per 100,000 citizens, on par with Tokyo and Seoul, making New Taipei an international city .

Hou Youyi said that there are 6 section bids for the North Ring Road, and 3 section bids in Xinbei. In addition to the CF680C Luzhou Beijichang section currently under construction and the CF680B Luzhou Sanchong section that is under construction today, there are still CF680A (Wugu Luzhou Section) is currently undergoing a budget review after 5 failed bids, and the CF670 section of the South Ring Road in Linwenshan, Daping, New Taipei is also undergoing a budget review.

The total cost of the North-South Ring Road is 136.9 billion yuan, 54.59 billion yuan in New Taipei City, and 35.76 billion yuan in New Taipei City (18.83 billion yuan in subsidies from the central government). For the insufficient funds, the New Taipei Metro Bureau must cooperate with the Taipei Metro Bureau to review and revise the financial plan as soon as possible , to accelerate the early completion of the North-South Ring Road.

Li Zhengan, Director of New Taipei MRT, pointed out that the total length of the North-South Loop Line is 20.7 kilometers with 18 stations, and the territory of New Taipei City is 8.2 kilometers. There are 6 stations on the North Loop Line and 1 station on the South Loop Line. The first stage), New Taipei City can reach 36.1 kilometers and 32 stations, and complete the first ring of the MRT's third and sixth lines.

Construction of the Luzhou Sanchong Section of the MRT North Ring Line started (red line section).

(Photographed by reporter Weng Yuhuang)

The Luzhou Sanchong Section of the MRT North Ring Line is expected to be completed in 2030. By then, residents in the Sanlu area will save about 20 minutes in traveling to Shuangbei City.

(Photographed by reporter Weng Yuhuang)