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The Taichung City Government held the groundbreaking ceremony for the three-dimensional aerial bridge between the Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center and the Shui-Nan Transportation Center.
Jiang Qichen (3rd from left) participated in the start of the Shuinan Sky Bridge and emphasized that it was just the beginning. (Photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)
Kuomintang mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the three-dimensional sky bridge between the Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center and the Shui-Nan Transportation Center today. He said that the construction of the Shui-Nan Economic and Trade Park sky bridge is absolutely necessary to connect nearby large-scale construction.
The Taichung City Government today held the groundbreaking ceremony for the three-dimensional sky bridge between the Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center and the Shui-Nan Transportation Center. Jiang Qichen said in his speech that the construction of a series of aerial corridors in Shui-Nan is a great thing. It is in line with the separation of people and vehicles, so that the flow of people can reach every point they want to see very conveniently and easily.
Jiang Qichen also pointed out that it may continue to extend in the future, but today is the starting point of the connection, and this connection is not only between these major constructions, but also the future of the entire greater Taichung, because in the past, the Shui-Nan Economic and Trade Park was an airport and a transportation hub, but now it is not only a transportation hub, but has become the economic and trade gate of Taichung City. The Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center will be built next to the Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center in the future. It will be the newest and almost the largest convention and exhibition park in Taiwan.
He emphasized that when such a large park can effectively connect major constructions in the park, it will be more convenient. Therefore, the arrangement of air bridges is absolutely necessary, but it is only a starting point, because how to connect so many venues in the future should require everyone to work together to maximize its effectiveness.

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