During the Qingming holiday, the national highway traffic flow is expected to increase.

The picture shows the situation of Toucheng Interchange on No. 5 Lianjia National Highway during the Qingming Festival the year before last.

(File photo, photo by reporter Cai Yunrong)

[Reporter Cai Yunrong/Report from Yilan] The five-day Qingming holiday starts today. In order to disperse the traffic flow, during the holiday period, all national highways will suspend tolls from 0:00 am to 5:00 am every day.

The General Administration of Highways stated that due to the 80% reservation rate in the Huadong area, it is estimated that there will be a lot of southbound traffic passing through Yilan. The southbound traffic flow on the Suhua Road Corridor is estimated to be 24,000 vehicles, which may be due to the false southbound traffic this time. tide peak.

According to the police, the congestion-prone period for the National Fifth going south is from 4:00 am to 4:00 pm on April 1st, and from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on April 2nd, and the congestion-prone period when going north is from 2:00 pm to midnight on April 2nd , April 3rd from 10 am to midnight, April 4th from 10 am to midnight, April 5th from 9 am to 8 pm.

The appropriate police force is ready to invest 4,750 person-times of police and people to strengthen traffic control for National Highway No. 5, Suhuagai, important roads, popular scenic spots, and the vicinity of major cemeteries in the county, and has a traffic emergency police force for immediate response in an emergency situation.

Continuing holiday traffic control, National Highway No. 5, Shiding and Pinglin southbound on-ramps, closed from 0:00 am to 12:00 noon on April 1st, and closed from 5:00 am to 12:00 noon on April 2nd, Suao High occupancy control will be implemented at all entrances to the north of Toucheng from April 2nd to 5th from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

The Fourth District Maintenance and Engineering Department of the Highway Bureau pointed out that the Suhua Road Corridor is expected to see the largest southward traffic surge today, with a maximum traffic flow of 1,080 vehicles per hour during peak hours, and the congestion is expected to continue until after 9:00 p.m. to ease; From April 3, northbound traffic will dominate. It is estimated that there will be a peak northbound traffic on April 5, with approximately 19,700 vehicle trips.

Suhua Road Corridor goes south from 3:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on April 1st, and goes northward from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on April 3rd, and from 8:00 a.m. to midnight on April 4th. April 5th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.