Xizhi police will conduct traffic control in various cemeteries within the jurisdiction during the tomb-sweeping period in the Qingming Festival.

(Photographed by reporter Wu Shengru)

[Reporter Wu Shengru/New Taipei Report] There are many cemeteries in the Xizhi area of ​​New Taipei City. In order to avoid traffic jams caused by people sweeping the graves during the Qingming holiday, the cemetery will be closed from 6:00 am to 14:00 pm on March 26 and April 1 to 5. , control.

And at the intersections of main external roads and intersections leading to national highways, as well as the easily congested intersections of main plane roads, traffic guards or patrol police forces are assigned to implement traffic command and control duties, so that the public can drive safely and smoothly.

The Xizhi Police Sub-bureau pointed out that the control locations are as follows:

(1) Cemetery 1: Entrance to Cemetery 1, Section 2, Xintai 5th Road, Xizhi District.

(2) Cemetery No. 1-1: Entrance to Cemetery No. 1-1, Section 2, Xintai 5th Road, Xizhi District.

(3) No. 2 Cemetery: Entrance to No. 2 Cemetery, Section 2, Xintai 5th Road, Xizhi District.

(4) Cemeteries 6 and 7: at the entrance of Lane 169, Section 2, Datong Road, Xizhi District.

(5) Cemetery No. 8: Huqian Street, Xizhi District.

In addition, the Transportation Bureau of the New Taipei City Government opened red and yellow lines for parking around important cemeteries by means of an announcement. The two-way red and yellow lines uphill in front of the Xintai gas station at No. 652, Section 2, Section 2 of Xintai Road. The traffic control and evacuation police will also step up to ban and drive away vehicles that violate the regulations and block the entrance and exit. Drivers are requested to cooperate with the vehicles Park well before entering the cemetery. Don't try to be cheap and cause danger and traffic congestion.

Huang Guozheng, director of the Xizhi Sub-bureau, said that the District Office has planned a special car for grave sweeping from 7:00 am to 15:00 pm on April 5th.

Xizhi police will conduct traffic control in various cemeteries within the jurisdiction during the tomb-sweeping period in the Qingming Festival.

(Photographed by reporter Wu Shengru)