The police from the No. 6 Branch of Nanshi City will carry out traffic control and diversion in the Southern District Cemetery and the roads in the Naguta District one week in advance.

(Picture: provided by the police)

[Reporter Wang Junzhong/Tainan Report] Tomb-sweeping Day is coming soon. Due to the fact that the 5-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday this year and the reduction in the epidemic situation, Tainan City Police Department No. 6 Branch is expected to have a wave of people and vehicles chasing people and vehicles from far away. For the traffic around the cemetery area, Nandu Fuzuo and the Municipal Chongxiao Pagoda, plan traffic control and diversion services, and remind passers-by and grave-sweeping people to follow the traffic control time and road sections to avoid hindering the tomb-sweeping journey.

On March 25th and 26th and April 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th this year, the relevant traffic control measures during the tomb-sweeping period from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm are as follows:

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1. Fugui Nanshan Cemetery Area: Diversion measures are adopted. The entrance of cars and motorcycles is located on Ximen Road, and the exit is located at the entrance of Lane 193 of Dacheng Road. All vehicles leaving the site turn right at the entrance of Lane 193 of Dacheng Road and leave through Dacheng Road.

2. Ximen Road Section (between Zhonghua South Road and Dacheng Road): Close the gap in front of the entrance of Fugui Nanshan and the central separation island in front of Yilu Garden, and set up guidance signs to guide cars to turn around at the intersection of Ximen Road and Zhonghua South Road; locomotives please go to Turn left at the intersection of Ximen Road and Xindu Road.

3. Chongxiao Pagoda: From 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on April 5, a control point will be set up at the entrance of Lane 133, Section 1, from Tiyu Road to Jiankang Road. Vehicles with more than 3 wheels are prohibited from entering.

4. Grave sweepers can park their vehicles on Xindu Road, Section 1 of Ximen Road, Section 1 of Zhonghua South Road, roadsides around the Shuijiao Cultural Park, Dacheng Road parking lot (next to Police Xincun). It is also recommended to download "Tainan Good Parking APP” to grasp the latest status of surrounding parking spaces.

5. It is recommended to change the road section that is prone to congestion: Section 1 of Ximen Road, Dacheng Road, and Xindu Road will have a lot of crowds of grave-sweeping people.

Regarding the traffic planning for the Qingming holiday, from April 1st to 5th, there will be "Tainan end of Taiwan Highway 86 Expressway and Binnan intersection", "Jinhua Road and Zhonghua West intersection", "Jinhua Road and Jiankang intersection", 7 important intersections of external roads, including "Jiankang Road and Nanmen intersection", "Zhonghua West Road and Zhonghua South intersection", "Zhonghua West Road and Xinping intersection" and "Zhonghua South Road and Yongcheng intersection", are strengthened by police officers Divert the flow of traffic and keep the intersection clear to maintain smooth traffic.

In addition, the Southern District Shuijiao Community Park will also hold the "Clear Sky Art Festival" from April 1st to 4th, which is expected to attract many family tourists and remind the public to avoid illegal parking. Illegal parking at intersection corners often leads to traffic accidents. Use the on-street parking lot on Shuijiaoshe Road, the off-street parking lot on Yongcheng Road, the off-street parking lot on the heart of sports, the off-street parking lot on the north side of the baseball field, the Ximen Healthy three-dimensional parking lot, the off-street parking lot on Tiyu Road, the parking lot on Lane 237 of Nanmen Road, the off-street parking lot on Nanmen Road Public parking lots such as the temporary parking lot on Lane 231 can also make more use of nearby private parking lots.

Xu Minneng, director of the No. 6 branch of Nanshi Police, said that in order to save precious time, people can worship their ancestors earlier or later to avoid crowds (cars). follow traffic rules.

The police from the No. 6 Branch of Nanshi City will carry out traffic control and diversion in the Southern District Cemetery and the roads in the Naguta District one week in advance.

(Picture: provided by the police)

Tainan City Funeral Center provides this year's Qingming Tomb Sweeping traffic control map.

(Photo: Provided by the funeral home and the police)