Demand for increased pension benefits and salary increase 10/19 Traffic control at Ketagalan Avenue rally and parade

Traffic control at the rally and demonstration "Increase the bonus under the new pension system and raise wages in 116 years". (Photo by reporter Liu Qinghou)

Ketagalan Avenue, Zhongshan South Road, Qingdao East Road, Jinan Road Section 1 and other sections in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, will be approved to hold a rally and parade to "increase the new system of retirement allowances and increase wages in 116 years" from 10:00 to 20:00 on October 19 (Monday). The police will implement traffic control at that time.

The North City Police Zhongzheng No. 1 Branch stated that the rally location and procession route are:

1. Rally location: From 11:00 on the 19th, all east and west lanes of Ketagalan Avenue (Zhongshan South Road [excluding] to Gongyuan Road [excluding]) will be restricted for vehicle traffic. It is expected that the event will end at 17:00 that day. Control and opening will be earlier or later depending on the traffic conditions.

2. The parade route is scheduled to depart at 13:30): along Ketagalan Avenue → (turn left) the slow lane on the east side of Zhongshan South Road → (turn right) Qingdao East Road → (turn right) Linsen South Road → (turn right) Section 1 of Jinan Road → (turn left) the slow lane on the west side of Zhongshan South Road → (turn right) Ketagalan Avenue (disbanded after the rally).

3. Government Office Security Protection Area: In order to maintain traffic order and resident security around important government offices such as the Presidential Palace and the Judicial Yuan, the control of Ketagalan Avenue, Guiyang Street, Huaining Street, Park Road and other road sections will be expanded when necessary depending on the activity status and security considerations to erect safety isolation facilities to avoid conflicts when people move around.

During the rally and procession, the Taipei City Public Transport Department will coordinate with the bus operators to coordinate the diversion of buses traveling on various routes within the relevant control areas. If the public wants to inquire about the bus diversion routes, please call the Taipei City Public Transport Department at 02-27274168 (the department’s inquiry website is http://www.pto.gov.taipei/) or call the bus dispatch station at each stop for relevant information.