The National Town God Assembly will detour around the border today and implement flexible traffic control on the roads around the Presidential Palace.

The 2026 National City God Conference will be held on the 17th, and Beijing City will announce traffic control measures. (Photo by reporter Liu Qinghou)

In conjunction with the 145th anniversary of the establishment of the Taiwan Provincial City God Temple, the "2026 National City God Conference Masters" will be held on the roads around the Presidential Palace from 1:00 pm today (17th). The Taipei City Police Department has planned traffic diversion control measures to maintain traffic order and safety at the event.

The police stated that the relevant vehicle control periods and ranges are:

1. Detour route: (departs from Baoqing Road at 1 p.m.)

(1) East route: Start from the North Square of the Presidential Palace (Baoqing Road) → turn right to Chongqing South Road Section 1 / turn left to Huaining Street → turn right to Xiangyang Road → turn left to Gongyuan Road → turn left to Xuchang Street → turn right to Guanqian Road → turn left to Kaifeng Street Section 1 → turn left to Chongqing South Road Section 1 → turn right to Wuchang Street Section 1 (Chenghuang Temple) → Turn left on Yanping South Road (next to Zhongshan Hall Square) → Turn left on Yongsui Street → Turn right on Boai Road → Turn left on Yuanling Street → Turn right on Chongqing South Road Section 1 → Turn right on Hengyang Road → Go west through the Zhonghua Hengyang intersection → Continue on Chengdu Road in Wanhua District and detour to Fuxing Elementary School.

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(2) West route: Depart from the North Square of the Presidential Palace (Baoqing Road) → turn right to Chongqing South Road Section 1 → turn left to Hengyang Road (go west to Wanhua District at the Zhonghua Hengyang Street intersection and east to Zhongzheng District at the Zhonghua Luoyang Street intersection) → turn right to Yanping South Road → turn left to Hankou Street Section 1 → turn right to Chongqing South Road Section 1 → turn right to Wuchang Street Section 1 (Chenghuang Temple) → disband and get on the bus at Boai Road.

2. Traffic control around the assembly point: Flexible control from 7:00 on October 17 as follows:

(1) Lane 2 on the north side of Ketagalan Avenue [from Park Road to Chongqing South Road (excluding)].

(2) Baoqing Road [Chongqing South Road to Huaining Street (excluding)].

3. Phase of detouring activities: Flexible expansion of controls from 12:00 to 19:00 on the 17th:

(1) Huaining Street [Xiangyang Road to Ketagalan Avenue (not included)].

(2) The intersection of Zhongshan South Road and Qingdao West Road is controlled to the west.

(3) The intersection of Gongyuan Road and Xuchang Street is controlled to the west.

(4) The intersection of Chongqing South Road and Wuchang Street is controlled to the west.

(5) Yanping South Road [Zhonghua Road to Hankou Street], controlled eastward at the intersection of Zhonghua Road and Yanping South Road.

(6) Hankou Street [Zhonghua Road to Chongqing South Road], controlled eastward at the intersection of Zhonghua Road and Hankou Street.

(7) Yongsui Street.

(8) Yuanling Street.

The police stated that the public can change routes on Zhonghua Road and Zhongshan South Road in advance to drive on Zhongxiao West Road, Guiyang Street, Aiguo West Road and other sections. The traffic control information for various activities will be provided at any time by the police radio station to broadcast traffic reports. Drivers are advised to listen at all times.

In response to event traffic control measures, the Taipei City Public Transport Department will coordinate with bus operators to reroute buses running on relevant road sections during the control period. If the public wants to inquire about bus diversion routes, please call the Taipei City Public Transport Department at 02-27274168 (website http://www.pto.gov.taipei/) or the bus dispatch station at each stop for relevant information.

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