The Hsinchu County Government strives for a forward-looking infrastructure subsidy of 40.08 million to improve the connecting road and ancillary facilities leading to the Zhulin Interchange of National Highway No. 3. A completion ceremony will be held today (24th) to improve road quality and relieve traffic bottlenecks.

(Photo by reporter Liao Xueru)

[Reporter Liao Xueru/Hsinchu Report] As an important traffic artery at the gateway of Hsinchu County—County Road 120, due to the old pavement of some road sections and related equipment in disrepair for a long time, the county government strives for a subsidy of 40.08 million for forward-looking infrastructure construction funds to improve access to National Highway 3 The completion ceremony of the connecting road and ancillary facilities of No. Zhulin Interchange was held today (24th), with a view to improving the road quality and relieving traffic bottlenecks.

County magistrate Yang Wenke said that County Highway 120 connects Zhubei, Xionglin and Taiwan Highway 3 Neiwan, Jianshi and other places. It is also a connecting road between Zhubei Interchange of National Highway No. The paving of the front and rear ends of the bamboo forest interchange has been improved, and environmentally friendly materials have been used. It is a part of the circular economy. It is durable and beautiful, and can drive local sightseeing.

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According to the Public Works Department, the asphalt pavement of the two sections of County Road 120, 9K+950~10K+650 and 11K+580~12K+050, is old and rutted, and the wooden plank roads and pedestrian walkways built early on both sides of the road are old. In order to improve the quality of roads, the county government proposed to the General Administration of Highways of the Ministry of Communications to seek funding subsidies for the "Prospective Infrastructure Construction-Improve Road Quality Construction Design". The county government cooperated with 7.215 million (18%). Construction started in March last year, completed on March 1 this year, and completed acceptance in mid-March.

Section 9K+950~10K+650 of County Road 120 is located on the west side of Zhulin Interchange. At the intersection of Lane 106, Section 3 of the road, a left-turn special lane is added from east to west, and the signal lights that can turn left are adjusted together, and the number of lanes is adjusted to 5 lanes. traffic jam problem.

Section 11K+580-12K+050 of County Road 120 is on the east side of the Zhulin Interchange. There is a lot of traffic on weekdays and holidays. The average width of the sidewalk is 2.1 meters and the length is about 470 meters. This project improves the sidewalk and guardrail. To improve the service quality of the trails, the trails are paved with environmentally friendly bricks made of incinerated recycled pellets, using a total of 110 tons of environmentally friendly bricks.

In addition, a pedestrian shelter island is also added to the central divider island to provide pedestrians with temporary stops or breathing space for the elderly when crossing the road, so as to ensure the safety of pedestrians.

The Hsinchu County Government strives for a forward-looking infrastructure subsidy of 40.08 million to improve the connecting road and ancillary facilities leading to the Zhulin Interchange of National Highway No. 3. A completion ceremony will be held today (24th) to improve road quality and relieve traffic bottlenecks.

(Photo by reporter Liao Xueru)