The Chiayi County Police will conduct traffic control and diversion measures in the Zhongzhuang (Niuchoupu) Cemetery area during the Qingming holiday.

(Photo courtesy of Chiayi County Police Department)

[Reporter Lin Yizhang/Chiayi Report] This Saturday will be the Ching Ming holiday. Zhongzhuang (Niuchoupu) Cemetery in Chiayi County, Chiayi Municipal Funeral Parlor and Ciyun Pagoda, Longyan Jiayun Life Memorial Hall (formerly Jiayun Pagoda) and other cemeteries are expected to There will be a large influx of tomb-sweeping vehicles, which will easily cause traffic congestion on the surrounding roads. The Chiayi County Police Department will strengthen traffic control and control on the surrounding roads during the consecutive holidays (April 1-5).

The traffic team of the Chiayi County Police Department stated that in order to avoid congestion at the Chiayi Interchange on Taiwan Line 82 and County Road 165 due to the flood of tomb-sweeping vehicles, it is recommended that the eastbound tomb-sweeping traffic on Taiwan Line 82 should get off the ramp at Zhonghe Interchange in advance and follow the guidance signs Continue on Zhongyi Road (Xiang Road Jia Line 175), County Road 168, then County Road 165 to the cemetery.

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For vehicles traveling westbound on Taiwan Highway 82 to Longyan Jiayun Life Memorial Hall, after getting off Chiayi Interchange, please drive on the inner lane of County Highway 165 to Zhonghe Elementary School and turn left to Township Road Jia Highway 138; for vehicles heading to Ciyun Pagoda, please drive on County Highway 165 In the outer lane, turn left at Yihe maintenance factory and enter Xiangdaojia 136 to avoid traffic from affecting county road 165.

The road in front of Longyan Jiayun Life Memorial Hall will be changed to one-way traffic during the continuous holiday period. Vehicles going to and leaving the cemetery should follow the on-site duty personnel and the signs, and park in the planned premises.

If the road in front of Ciyun Pagoda encounters serious traffic congestion, it will be adjusted to a one-way street, and the traffic flow will be diverted from the road around the mountain (Jiangjun Mountain) to the direction of County Road 165.

The expressway interchanges in Chiayi County did not implement high-occupancy control during the Ching Ming Festival holiday. The Expressway Bureau will implement on-ramp control according to the traffic flow situation. The police will send personnel to strengthen inspections on the surrounding roads of the interchange. When it is blocked on a level road, the traffic on the interchange will be controlled or diverted to an alternative road.

The cherry blossoms in the Alishan National Forest Recreation Area are blooming one after another. The Highway Administration of the Ministry of Communications and the Chiayi Forest District Management Office plan to implement the total number of tourists during the Qingming Festival holiday, and control the number of passenger cars going up the mountain from 6:00 to 11:00. Please go to the Transfer to the shuttle bus at the Leye service area at the 61 km of Taiwan Highway 18 to go up the mountain, so as not to affect the flower viewing schedule due to traffic control.

The Chiayi County Police will conduct traffic control and diversion measures in the Zhongzhuang (Niuchoupu) Cemetery area during the Qingming holiday.

(Photo courtesy of Chiayi County Police Department)

The Chiayi County Police will conduct traffic control and diversion measures in the Zhongzhuang (Niuchoupu) Cemetery area during the Qingming holiday.

(Photo courtesy of Chiayi County Police Department)