The weekend is the three-day National Day holiday. The Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport stated today (6th) that the national highway traffic during the National Day holiday is expected to be mainly tourism, and National Highway 5 will experience long-term and long-section congestion. The High Commissioner also announced today the preferential measures for passenger transport during traffic jam-prone periods and on national highways, reminding passers-by to pay attention.
The High Commissioner said that during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Teacher's Day holidays, the southbound National Highway No. 5 experienced traffic jams from night to late night on the first day before the holiday and during the day on the first day; while the northbound National Highway 5 experienced traffic jams from the afternoon to late night on the second day, the morning to late night on the third day, and all day on the last day.
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The Expressway Bureau referred to the traffic data of the Mid-Autumn Festival and Teacher's Day holidays and previous National Day holidays and judged that the southbound peak on National Highway 5 this National Day will fall on the first and second days of the holiday. The traffic flow will be concentrated from 5 am to 5 pm, and there will also be a large number of early departure traffic during the off-duty period on the day before the holiday. The northbound peak day will fall on the second and third consecutive holidays, and the traffic flow will begin at 9 am, and the congestion will continue until late at night.
In order to alleviate the traffic flow during peak hours, the High Commissioner plans to close the southbound entrance ramps of National Highway 5 Shiding and Pinglin during peak hours, and implement measures such as advanced ramp instrument control from National Highway 3 to National Highway 5, high-occupancy control at the northbound entrances from Suao to Toucheng, and main line and ramp instrument control.
Among them, during the closure period, the south entrance of Shiding will be changed to a dedicated entrance for buses, which can save the driving time of buses. In addition, during the holidays, priority traffic measures such as dedicated lanes for national five major passenger cars, open road shoulders, and exemption from ramp instrument control will be implemented to encourage people to use public transportation more.
The High Commissioner reminds you that during the peak period of holidays, taking national highway passenger transport to and from Taipei and Yilan can save about 30 minutes compared to driving by yourself. If it is the peak period of consecutive holidays (such as southbound on the first day and northbound on the last day), you can save more than 60 minutes of precious time.
In addition to National Highway 5, there will also be traffic congestion on the western national highways during the holidays. In order to avoid driving fatigue, it is recommended that the public consider taking the national highway passenger transport. The Highway Bureau has planned passenger transport preferential measures. You can enjoy up to 53% discount when taking the national highway passenger transport. According to the statistics of the Highway Bureau, there are currently 69% of pre-sale tickets for the western national highway passenger transport, and 83% of the tickets for the eastern national highway passenger transport can be booked.
