Today is the first day of the Qingming holiday, and there was a queue of cars on the southbound ramp of National Highway No. 5 in Taipei early in the morning.

(Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)

[Reporter Ding Yi/Taipei Report] Today (1st) is the first day of the Qingming holiday, and traffic surges have emerged in many places. The Gaogong Bureau pointed out that as of 12:00 noon, the traffic volume of the entire national highway was 51.7 million vehicle kilometers. Today's traffic volume is estimated to be 124 million vehicle kilometers. In the morning, there were many traffic accidents that affected the flow of traffic, and even caused the traffic flow to be blocked for 10 kilometers. In the afternoon, there are 3 congested road sections that need attention.

The Gaogong Bureau pointed out that the congested sections of the National Highway in the morning are mainly the Yangmei-Hsinchu, Changhua system-Beidou in the south of State 1; Peak system-Zhongxing; Country 3 northbound Xinhua system-Guantian system; Country 10 eastbound Renwu-Yanchao system; Country 5 southbound Nangang-Shiding, Suaoduan, and the rest of the road sections can maintain smooth traffic.

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The Gaogong Bureau pointed out that at 7:36 today, two small passenger cars collided with each other at 61.3 kilometers south of State 3, occupying the center lane, and were eliminated at 7:38. The accident caused the rear traffic to backtrack for 9 kilometers; At 8:45, 2 small passenger cars collided at 90.1 kilometers south of China 1, occupying the center lane, and were cleared at 8:49, causing traffic behind to be blocked for more than 10 kilometers.

Two other traffic accidents also caused serious traffic congestion. At 9:09, two passenger cars collided at 68.1 kilometers south of China 3, occupying the inner lane, and were cleared at 9:15, causing the rear traffic to return. The traffic jam was more than 10 kilometers; at 9:18, 2 passenger cars collided with a large truck at 64.9 kilometers south of State 3, occupying the outer lane, which was cleared at 9:22, causing the traffic flow behind to be blocked for 10 kilometers.

The Gaogong Bureau predicts that the key congested road sections this afternoon will appear on the Yangmei-Hsinchu, Changhua system-Puyan system in the south of State 1; the Yuanshan-Dahua system in the north of State 1, and the Nangang system-Toucheng in the south of State 5. Among them, passers-by in the southbound direction of China 5 try to set off after 17:00 to save precious time.

2 small passenger cars collided at 61.3 kilometers south of State 3, occupying the middle lane (provided by Gaogong Bureau)

According to the road condition forecast in the Central District, some road sections are still prone to congestion in the afternoon.

(Provided by Gaogong Bureau)

According to the road condition forecast in the North District, it is expected that No. 5 Central Road will gradually ease up after 4 pm.

(Provided by Gaogong Bureau)