National Highway No. 7 scheduled route

[Reporters Huang Jialin, Ge Youhao, Ding Yi/Comprehensive Report] The Executive Yuan approved the National Highway No. 7 with a total length of 23 kilometers the day before yesterday, and the central government fully paid 1357.

900 million yuan, built by the Gaogong Bureau of the Ministry of Communications. It is expected to start in 2025 and be completed in stages. It is expected to solve the traffic congestion between Kaohsiung Port and the outside world, and the traffic risk of mixed large and small vehicles.

The project will be completed in 2030 with a cost of more than 135.7 billion yuan

There is no north-south expressway or expressway on the east side of Kaohsiung City. Traffic depends on National Highway No. 1 and Taiwan Highway 17. With the construction of the Kaohsiung Port Intercontinental Container Center, heavy vehicles passing through the urban area on National Highway No. 1 are prone to accidents. The Ministry of Communications plans to build a national highway. Seventh, from Xiaogang Nanxing Road all the way to the north to connect with National Highway No. 10 Renwu System Interchange, hoping to reduce the burden on Guoyi, and also allow heavy vehicles and small vehicles to divert.

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After 15 years of promotion and 10 years of environmental impact assessment, National VII was finally approved by the Executive Yuan. The entire line is 23 kilometers long, and seven interchanges are set up along the foothills on the east side of Kaohsiung. Eight expressways and other congested road sections have about 24 to 30% of the traffic volume.

Set up 7 interchanges to open to traffic in stages

Lin Shengfa, the planning team leader of the Gaogong Bureau, said that he will ask the Gaoshi government to assist in obtaining the land. The design has already begun, but the National VII environmental impact assessment takes a long time, and some houses have already been built on the originally planned land. It may be more difficult to obtain the land, and demolition will be minimized.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai said that National VII is related to traffic safety and the cargo capacity of the port area. He is grateful for the support of the central government and the active efforts of civil servants to integrate the container vehicle lane, the MRT Xiaogang Linyuan Line, the Gaoping Second Express, and the south extension of the high-speed rail to Ping East and other major transportation constructions, and began to carry out operations such as route design, urban planning changes, and land acquisition.

Zhang Shujuan, director of Gaoshi Transportation Bureau, said that the interface coordination meeting with the central government has already started, so that the construction period can proceed smoothly. In the future, it will continue to discuss with the central government how to make good use of smart transportation system means. â—‹Completed in 1930, the construction will be divided into bids and opened to traffic in stages.