Comprehensive planning of Taichung Airport MRT Orange Line won the bid, and the Executive Yuan simultaneously reviewed and shortened the construction period by four months

The progress of the Taichung Airport MRT (Orange Line) has taken another step forward. Comprehensive planning, urban plan changes and environmental impact assessment have been awarded. The National Construction Bureau said that because the Executive Yuan and comprehensive planning tenders were carried out simultaneously, the entire operation was shortened by 4 months. Now the winning bidder will start comprehensive planning operations. It is expected that in two years, it will be sent to the Ministry of Transportation for review, allowing the Orange Line to take a step forward.

Taichung citizens hope that there will be an MRT in Taichung City like the Taoyuan Airport, so that they can directly take the MRT to go abroad. Although the China Jet Blue Line is already under construction, they hope that the construction progress of the Taichung Airport MRT can be accelerated. This is the common aspiration of the citizens of Taichung.

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The MRT Orange Line is an important golden corridor connecting the Taichung International Airport and the core area of Taichung City, with a total length of approximately 29.23 kilometers. It is currently the longest MRT line with seven arrows. It is planned to have 26 stations, including 15 elevated stations and 11 underground stations. The route starts from Taichung International Airport and runs through the administrative districts of Daya, Xitun, Beitun, North District, East District, South District, Dali and Wufeng, connecting Shuinan Economic and Trade Park, Yizhong Business District, Taichung Station, National Chung Hsing University and Taichung Software Park and other important urban nodes.

The Jiji Industrial Bureau stated that the comprehensive planning, environmental impact assessment and other related work of the Orange Line, as well as the procurement case for basic design entrusted technical services, have been awarded on September 29, and the comprehensive planning work has been officially launched. The estimated procurement funds are more than 1.02 billion yuan. As for the project funds, they will not be determined until the comprehensive planning is preliminary.

The MRT Bureau pointed out that it would take 4 or 5 months to award the bid after the feasibility study of the China-Jetged Blue Line was awaiting review and approval by the Executive Yuan, and then the comprehensive planning bidding process would be conducted. However, the Orange Line MRT this time started the bidding process while waiting for review by the Executive Yuan. Therefore, after the Executive Yuan approved in principle the Orange Line Feasibility Study Report on August 18 this year, the bid was awarded in one month, shortening the work by 4 months.