"Ocean Current Festival" will be held the day after tomorrow. A look at Police Traffic Control

The police announced traffic control measures. (Photo by reporter Wang Guanren)

Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party will hold an "Ocean Current Festival" event the day after tomorrow around Taipei City's 228 Peace Memorial Park. The police expect that it will attract a large number of people and supporters. They announced relevant traffic control measures today and called on the public to abide by police instructions and make more use of public transportation.

The North City Police Zhongzheng No. 1 Branch pointed out that the event was held at 228 Peace Memorial Park and the surrounding Xiangyang Road, Huaining Street and other sections. In order to maintain traffic order and safety at the event, the police have planned traffic diversion control services. The control conditions for this rally location are as follows:

1. Installation of mobile toilets and other hardware equipment:

Starting from 8:00 on November 14, the lane 1 on the east side of Huaining Street (from Xiangyang Road [excluding] to Hengyang Road [excluding]) will be subject to traffic control. It is expected that vehicle traffic will not be opened until the event is cleared at 22:00 that day (the control and opening will be earlier or delayed depending on the traffic conditions).

2. Expand the scope of surrounding traffic control:

Starting from 13:00 on November 14, people will gradually enter the venue (228 Park Open-Air Music Stage, the square in front of the museum). If the number of people on site naturally overflows the gathering place, in order to maintain traffic order and public safety, the surrounding road sections will be expanded in stages as follows:

(1) Xiangyang Road (from Chongqing South Road [not included] to Gongyuan Road [not included]) is a two-way full lane.

(2) All northbound lanes of Guanqian Road (section 1 of Hankou Street [not included] to Xiangyang Road [not included]).

(3) Huaining Street (section 1 of Wuchang Street [not included] to Baoqing Road [not included]) is a two-way full lane.

(4) All westbound lanes of Hengyang Road (Chongqing South Road [exclusive] to Huaining Street [inclusive]).

(5) The intersection of Chongqing South Road and Hengyang Road is restricted to the north.

(6) Flexible control at the intersection of Park Road and Ketagalan Avenue heading west.

3. Flexible allocation of lane sections:

(1) Lane 2 on the north side of Xiangyang Road (from Chongqing South Road [not included] to Gongyuan Road [not included]).

(2) All lanes of Huaining Street (section 1 of Hankou Street [excluding] to Xiangyang Road [excluding]).

(3) All lanes of Xinyang Street (from Guanqian Road [not included] to Gongyuan Road [not included]).

4. Other surrounding traffic control measures:

During this rally, the "2026 National Sports Event - President's Cup Street Dance Competition" will also be held on Ketagalan Avenue around 228 Park. The control scope includes the two-way Ketagalan Avenue (Chongqing South Road [excluding] to Huaining Street [excluding]) and the west lane 1 lane of Huaining Street (Baoqing Road [excluding] to Guiyang Street [excluding]).

The police said that in order to maintain traffic order and safety at the event, the road sections surrounding the rally site will be flexibly controlled, and the surrounding traffic control area will be expanded depending on the situation and number of people. In addition, the police radio station will be provided with road condition reports at any time as part of the rally control measures. Drivers are particularly urged to listen to road condition reports at any time, avoid traffic control sections, and change routes in advance to avoid increasing traffic delays on roads around the control area and delaying driving time.