Provincial Line 9 Caopu Senyong Tunnel 11/6 disaster prevention drill closed in both directions for 4 hours

The Anshuo Traffic Control Center of the Dawu Works Section of the Southern District Maintenance Engineering Branch will conduct a disaster prevention and relief project drill for the Provincial Highway 9 Caopu Senyong Tunnel tomorrow (6th). Vehicles are prohibited from entering the tunnel in both directions. The control time is from 8:30 am to 12:30 and is expected to last 4 hours. Drivers traveling between Pingtung and Taitung are asked to take Provincial Highway 9-5 instead.

The Southern District Maintenance Engineering Branch stated that the fire drill was from 8:30 am to 12:30 am on November 6. The controlled road sections and traffic control range are from 426k+770 to 437k+600 of Provincial Highway 9 (including the Caopu Senyong Tunnel and Anshuo Viaduct sections). During the drill, controlled vehicles are prohibited from entering the two-way two-lane Caopu Senyong Tunnel. People traveling between Pingtung and Taitung are asked to divert to Provincial Highway 9-5 and cooperate with on-site traffic control and command.

The Highway Bureau calls on drivers to pay special attention to road condition information. For the latest road obstruction details, you can use the Highway Bureau's Xingfu Highway APP or the Highway Bureau's Highway Disaster Prevention and Relief Information System https://bobe168.tw/ and the Highway Bureau's smart provincial highway real-time information service website https://168.thb.gov.tw/ to check real-time road conditions. Drivers are also asked to abide by the control regulations.