Transportation of steel beams on the Matai'anxi Bridge and night maneuver control on Suhua Highway

In order to cooperate with the transportation of steel beams on the south line of the Matthew's On River Bridge Reconstruction Project, the Eastern District Maintenance Engineering Branch of the Highway Bureau pointed out that motorized traffic control will be implemented from now until November 21 (excluding the night of the 21st) from 11:20 pm to 1:30 am the next morning on the two sections of the Provincial Route 9 Suhua Highway from Dong'ao to Nan'ao and from Horen to Chongde. Passengers must plan their itinerary before passing.

The Eastern District Maintenance Engineering Branch stated that on the section from Dong'ao to Nan'ao, starting from 11:20 every night, the northbound lane will be controlled based on the movement of the steel beam transport fleet. The control points are 123 kilometers + 400 meters and 1 at the Nan'ao end. 21 kilometers + 800 meters. Subsequently, depending on the position of the fleet and the on-site traffic flow, two-way maneuver control will be implemented, ranging from 113.5 kilometers to 123.4 kilometers. It is expected to resume full traffic at 0:20 a.m. the next day.

On the section from Heren to Chongde, the northbound lane will be controlled from 0:30 a.m. every night. The control point is 165 kilometers + 700 meters from the Hualien Xiulin Chongde Control Station. Two-way maneuvering control will be implemented based on the location of the convoy and on-site conditions, ranging from 154.7 kilometers to 165.7 kilometers. It is expected to resume traffic at 1:30 a.m.

The Matai'an River Bridge on Provincial Highway 9 connects Fenglin Town and Guangfu Township. It was destroyed by floods due to the overflow of a barrier lake on September 23 last year. The Highway Bureau rushed to open the steel bridge on New Year's Day this year, and then began to rebuild the permanent bridge. The goal is to open the north line to traffic in both directions by the end of the year, and the south line is expected to be completed in 2027. In order to transport extra-long steel beams for reconstruction, Suhua Road Corridor has been restricted at night many times since August.

The Highway Bureau urges passers-by to plan their itinerary and reserve time before driving through the Suhua Corridor. They can go to the Highway Bureau's smart provincial highway real-time information service website, download the "Happy Highway APP", or listen to the road condition radio to get the latest road information; the road condition inquiry hotline is 03-9962683.