On the first day of the National Day holiday, southbound traffic surged 1.3 times. Take a look at the section of the national highway that is prone to congestion.

Tomorrow is the first day of the National Day holiday, and the traffic volume on national highways has begun to increase since this evening. The Expressway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport pointed out that the traffic volume on national highways tomorrow will be 1.2 times the annual average on weekdays, with the southbound traffic volume reaching 1.3 times. It also reminded that 10 sections of national highways are prone to traffic jams and reminded passers-by to be careful.

The sections of national highways with heavy traffic this evening include the National Highway 1 southbound from Xizhi system to Yuanshan, Taoyuan to Zhongli interchange; the elevated Xizhi end to Huanbei; the National Highway 3 southbound from Xindian to Tucheng; the National Highway 5 northbound Toucheng to Pinglin. The remaining national highway sections are generally normal.

The High Public Security Bureau stated that tomorrow (9th) is the first day of the National Day holiday, which is 1.2 times the annual average on weekdays. The southbound traffic volume is 1.3 times the annual average on weekdays. Relevant diversion measures include 0-12:00 Guo 5 Shiding, Pinglin and the south entrance ramps of the National 1 Pingzhen system and Puyan system are closed from 5 to 12 o'clock. The National 3 Hsinchu system to the Yanchao system adopts a single rate and 20% off tolls, suspended tolls from 0 to 5 o'clock, open shoulders, alternative roads, ramp instrument control, etc.

The High Power Bureau predicts that the key congested road sections tomorrow will be the National 1 southbound elevated airport system-Yangmeituan, Yangmei-Toufen, Changhua system-Puyan system, the northbound Yuanshan-Dahua system; the National 3 southbound Zhonghe-Kuanxi, Kuaiguan-Wufeng, Caotun-Mingjian; the National 5 southbound Nangang system-Toucheng; the National 10 eastbound Dingjin system-Yanchao system, and the westbound Renwu to Zuoyingduan and other sections.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that southbound users of the Western National Highway depart before 6 a.m. or after 12 noon; southbound users of National Highway No. 5 are advised to depart before 5 a.m. or after 5 p.m. to save valuable time.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated that after reviewing the results of the Mid-Autumn Festival and Teacher's Day consecutive holidays, diversion measures have been strengthened during the National Day holiday: improving time and space diversion, improving accident handling time, controlling traffic flow and timely expanding road capacity, diversion of public transportation, starting ramps on national highways in advance and implementing stricter controls depending on the situation. Passers-by are asked to cooperate patiently and make more use of good walking periods.