The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday has just passed, and the National Day holiday will be ushered in from October 9th to 11th. The Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport predicts that this continuous holiday traffic wave will appear one after another from the afternoon of October 8th. It is expected that many road sections will be prone to congestion, such as It is the section of Provincial Route 61 from Tamsui to Bali, Fengbi to Xiangshan, Provincial Route 9 south loop highway, Provincial Route 64 connecting National 3-China Interchange, Provincial Route 74 connecting National 3, Provincial Route 2 and Provincial Route 2 B from Guandu to Tamsui, Provincial Route 21 Sun Moon Lake and other sections.
The Highway Bureau assesses that the National Day holiday will be dominated by short-distance sightseeing attractions and 2-3 day trips to suburban areas. Major scenic spots will still have a large influx of traffic, including Provincial Highway 2 in the northern region (Guandu to Tamsui, Wanli to Dawulun, Ruibin to Fulong sections), Yilan District The Lanyang Museum section of Provincial Line 2 in the district; the Cingjing Farm section of Provincial Line 14A and the Sun Moon Lake section of Provincial Route 21 in the central region; the Alishan section of Provincial Line 18 and the Gukeng section of Provincial Line 3 in the southern region. It is recommended that the public make more use of public transportation and obtain road condition information in advance to avoid congestion periods.
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In order to encourage people to take public transportation more, the Highway Bureau has launched a number of nationwide passenger transportation discounts from the day before to the last day of the holiday (October 8 to 11), including a 15% discount on 85 medium- and long-distance national highway passenger transportation routes; also log in as a TPASS2.0 member and enjoy 15% rebate for taking 2 to 3 times in the month , you can enjoy a 30% rebate after riding for more than 4 times, and you can enjoy an additional 3% rebate when you register for the green transportation service platform. The combination of the two can give you a maximum discount of 53%; after taking the national highway passenger transport, Taiwan Railway and high-speed rail, use the electronic ticket to transfer to local passenger transport within 10 hours to enjoy a free ticket or basic mileage; designated happiness buses are free.
In terms of highway transportation, the Highway Bureau estimates that the traffic flow will start to appear one after another from the afternoon of October 8, the sightseeing traffic flow will appear in major scenic and tourist hot spots from October 9 to October 11, and the traffic flow returning to work is expected to start from the afternoon of October 10 to October 11.
The Highway Bureau predicts the sections and sections of provincial highways that are prone to congestion, including major arterial roads in the region, such as the Provincial Highway 9 South Link Highway, the Provincial Highway 1 Shuidiliao-Fenggang section, and the Provincial Route 61 Fengbi-Xiangshan section, Zhunan Section, etc.); connecting highway sections, such as Provincial Route 64, Provincial Route 65, Provincial Route 74, Provincial Route 86, Provincial Route 88 Expressway and Provincial Route 18, etc., connecting national highway interchanges; in addition, sections adjacent to important tourist scenic areas, such as the Provincial Line 2 and Provincial Line 2B Guandu to Tamsui sections, Provincial Line 2's Fulong and Wanli to Dawulun sections, and Provincial Route 21's Sun Moon Lake section, etc.
In order to alleviate the congested road conditions, the Highway Bureau stated that it will plan alternative road guidance, flexibly adjust signal timing, partial intersection closure control and large truck traffic control according to the traffic characteristics of each road section during consecutive holidays, and coordinate local police forces to strengthen traffic order maintenance on congested road sections and strengthen traffic control measures such as cracking down on violations.
The Highway Bureau pointed out that it is currently handling the three-dimensional level crossing project of Provincial Highway 61 (a total of 5 locations from New Taipei City to Miaoli County). On September 29, the northbound main line of Provincial Highway 61 from 99k+460 (near Miao Route 8) to 101k+340 (near Miao Route 11) will be closed for construction. Since the main lines in both directions are closed, the Highway Bureau has planned to divert alternative roads and install signage.
