Return the land to the people while taking into account greening and beautification! Toufen, Zhunan, breaks ground on the "Renovation Four" project, and Longen Town's waterfront green corridor is upgraded simultaneously

The county government is handling the groundbreaking for three projects including the land rezoning of the four cities in the overall development scope of Toufen, Zhunan, and the integrated construction of the Longen Town waterfront green corridor. (Photo by reporter Peng Jianli)

The Miaoli County Government promotes the urban land rezoning project of "Zhunan Toufen Overall Development Scope 4" and simultaneously integrates the first and second phases of the Longen Town Waterfront Green Corridor project. The total cost of the three projects is approximately 198.87 million yuan. The county government held a groundbreaking ceremony today (12th), and is expected to improve approximately 686 meters of the river to create a waterfront environment with functions of flood control, recreation and urban development, and add parking space.

"Zhunan Toufen Overall Development Scope 4" was originally a public reserved land, located about 3.12 hectares between Zhongxing Road, Zhongxing Road, Dongtao Road and the industrial zone in Toufen City. After review, it was decommissioned and returned to the people, and municipal land rezoning was carried out. The County Water Resources Department said that it will reallocate residences, parks, roads and irrigation facilities to synchronize residential development with public facilities.

The first and second phases of the Longen Town Waterfront Green Corridor project will improve about 686 meters of the old river, carry out bank protection, box culverts and bed consolidation, install planting, walking paths and landscape lighting, and create waterside recreational spaces. Among them, the first phase of the project plans to have 117 car parking spaces and 47 motorcycle parking spaces, and some river sections will be constructed in the form of box culverts to reserve space for future improvement of drainage and installation of water purification facilities.

The funds for the three projects are 90 million yuan for city land rezoning, 62.526257 yuan for the first phase of the Longen Town Waterfront Green Corridor, and 46.25 million yuan for the second phase. The first two cases are supported by the county and city land rezoning funds, and the second phase is subsidized by the Water Conservancy Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The scheduled construction period of each project is 270 calendar days for the first four phases, 240 calendar days for the first phase, and 320 calendar days for the second phase.

County Magistrate Zhong Dongjin said that these three projects not only carry out land development, but also include the improvement of the purification of Longen Town, which makes the local area smell bad, and the increase of parking spaces for automobiles and motorcycles. They are in line with the ardent expectations of the local area. The county government will adjust and promote the vehicle type matching plan of the ring bus in the future, provide convenient public transportation, and prohibit the demolition of illegal buildings on both sides of the main roads such as Central Road to maintain the city appearance. He supports the central government’s policy of returning land to the people, and also thanks the central government for injecting funds to improve Longen Town’s waterfront and purify the water quality.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held in the morning at Zhengkai Fourth Base. Zhong Dongjin led the Land Affairs Director Liang Yucheng, the Water Resources Director Yang Mingcheng and their team to participate. Legislator Qiu Zhenjun, Vice Speaker Zhang Shufen, county councilors Xu Gongfan, Xiao Yongxuan, Liao Xiuhong, Zeng Wenxue, Zheng Juran, Toufen Mayor Luo Xuezhu and representatives and district chiefs attended the ceremony.

The first and second phases of the Longen Town Waterfront Green Corridor project improve about 686 meters of the old river channel, carry out bank protection, box culverts and bed stabilization work, and configure planting, walking trails and landscape lighting to create a waterside recreational space. (Photo by reporter Peng Jianli)