There were many disputes at the public hearing on Fangliao East Outer Ring Road on Taiwan's first line.

(Photographed by reporter Cai Zongxian)

[Reporter Cai Zongxian/Pingtung Report] The traffic flow from Nanzhou and Linbian Interchange on National Highway No. 3 heading south to Taitung and Hengchun Peninsula converges at Fangliao Shuidiliao section via Taiwan Highway 1 and Taiwan Highway 17. During consecutive holidays or major festivals There will be traffic jams in the city. The General Administration of Highways plans to build a 4.1-kilometer-long East Outer Ring Road to break through traffic bottlenecks. The second local public hearing will be held today. Most of the local people are optimistic about the success, but there are still residents who think it is not in line with benefits and cause farmland cutting. County Councilor Jiang Yuehui protested loudly across the district; many Pingnan residents believed that the "Pingnan Expressway" was more beneficial.

The Shuidiliao section of Fangliao Township, Taiwan Line 1 will be allocated lanes every major holiday. Residents commuting east and west will wait until the traffic lights are miserable. For the three plans of the Ring Road and the West Outer Ring Road, several local public hearings have been held since the year before last. The Ministry of Communications decided to adopt the East Outer Ring Road route. Today, the second local public hearing will be held, including Fangliao Township Mayor Hong Maofeng, County Councilor Jiang Yuehui, and time The Pingtung party headquarters were all present.

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Fangliao mayor Hong Maofeng and most of the local residents in favor expressed that this project has been planned for 4 years, and they are grateful to the government for willing to spend nearly 1 billion to open roads for the local area. Starting from the traffic and tourism development in the downtown areas of Shuidiliao and Fangliao, and even planning the flood detention pond and drainage system together, I hope that the General Administration of Highways will, with the approval of the majority of residents, protect the rights and interests of speeding up the operation and collection progress, so as to provide tourists and Fangliao people with a fast and convenient way as soon as possible. Safe way home.

Residents surnamed Chen and Jiang Yuehui who objected believed that the only way to solve traffic problems was to open roads, and not divert lanes to the widened 185th lane, that is, to start route planning and collection, and the total collection area should be more than 90%. There is good land, which is suspected of destroying agriculture, which violates the public welfare called by the Highway Bureau; under the simultaneous planning of Pingnan Expressway, the frequency of use of the outer ring road will be greatly reduced after construction, and there is no impact on the overall land planning and farmland preservation. Benefits possible.

The General Administration of Highways pointed out that since 2019, the feasibility assessment operation has been launched, and the county government and township offices have been invited to participate in the discussion and discussion during the process.

In January of this year, the approved planning fund was 961 million yuan. At present, the design work has been completed and the land acquisition operation process is in progress. It is expected to handle the contracting operation by the end of this year and complete the project in 2026.

The General Administration of Highways is also simultaneously handling the planning work of the "Pingnan Expressway Feasibility Study", and the final report results will be completed in 2024.

The Ping County Government pointed out that the construction plans that help to improve and improve the transportation efficiency and bottlenecks in the Pingnan area are respected, but the construction plans should still meet the expectations of the local people and relevant regulations.

In order to completely solve the traffic congestion on Ping'e Highway during holidays, the "Pingnan Expressway Feasibility Study" is in the final report stage, and will continue to urge the Ministry of Communications to accelerate the construction of "Pingnan Expressway".

The Shuidiliao section of Ping'e Highway is always congested during holidays.

(provided by the police)