Road partially Open /Road closed Guanyuan section between Mt. Hehuan Police Station (114.6 km) and Jinma Tunnel East Opening (120.6 km)
The serious landslides occurred at 117 km + 400 m (Guanyuan section) on April 26, 2022. The road reopened on June 8, 2022. Due to the serious landslides road section, the road repair pavement is just temporary. Traffic controls will be implemented from September 1, 2022 to ensure safe passage of people and vehicles. Provincial Highway 8 is closed for repair between 114.6 km and 120.6 km. The traffic control section will be opened traffic 3 times a day, once in the morning and twice in the afternoon. The 3 passage time period is (1) 7:00 am - 8:00 am, (2) 12:00 pm to 13:00 pm and (3) 15:00 pm -15:30 pm. Please plan your trip accordingly.
Road Partially Open/Road Construction Traffic Control
Provincial Highway 8 Traffic Control Information for September 2022
The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC (Taroko Works Division) is responsible for the maintenance of road safety within Taroko National Park. There will be roadwork between 32.7 km – 41.5 km on Provincial Highway 14A (14Jia) and 110.2 km – 187.7 km on Provincial Highway 8 (Dayuling – Taroko) from September 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022.
Specifically:
1. Provincial Highway 8 at 137 km + 500 m (Ci'en - Xinbaiyang section) for the Road Damage Repair Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 18:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2022– September 30, 2022
Every 1 hour on the hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 08:00 – 08:10, 09:00 – 09:10, 10:00 – 10:10 etc.)
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic.
2. Provincial Highway 8 at 165 km – 167 km + 500 m (Wenshan - Tianxiang section) for the Road Pavement Stabilization Construction Work
T Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2022– September 30, 2022
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic.
3. Provincial Highway 8 at 172 km +599 m (Jiuqudong Tunnel), 176 km + 050 m (Yanzikou Tunnel), 182 km + 204 m (Changchun Tunnel) for the Tunnel Emergency Telephone Facility Installation Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 18:00 pm – the second morning 6:00 am (Night Time)
Control Period: September 1, 2022– September 30, 2022
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic.
4. Road closed section: The serious rockslides occurred at 117 km + 400 m (Guanyuan section) on Provincial Highway 8.
The road will be closed between 114.6 km and 120.6 km [between Guanyuan (Mt. Hehuan Police Station) and Jinma Tunnel East Opening] on the Provincial Highway 8.
Note: Mt. Hehuan police station is about 4 km east of Dayuling. Jinma Tunnel East Opening is about 64 km (1 hr and 45 minutes by car) west from Taroko Arched Gate (Taroko Gorge east entrance) at 184.5 km on Provincial Highway 8.
Traffic Control Time: 24 hr (including weekends and public holidays)
Control Period: September 1, 2022– September 30, 2022
Passage Time: 3 times a day. Once in the Morning and twice in the afternoon, 7:00 am – 8:00 am, 12:00 pm – 13:00 pm, and 15:00 pm- 15:30 pm.
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic. This road section (114.6 km – 120.6 km) will be closed for serious landslides repair.
Please plan your trip accordingly.
Option 1: (The longer route) (Take the alternative route via Mt. Hehuan to Nantou and Taichung)
The substitute Route: Xincheng -- Provincial Highway 9 (Luodong) – Provincial Highway 7A (7 Jia) - Lishan – Provincial Highway 8 - Dayuling
Time required: about 5 hrs
Substitute Route Distances: 221.4 km
Option 2: (Take the alternative route. Bond for west Taiwan to Taichung or Nantou (The fastest route)
Take the Provincial Highway 9 from Xincheng to Su’ao, and change the Freeway 5 from Su’ao to Taipei (then connect the Freeway 3) and then take the Freeway 3 to Taichung or Nantou.
Time required: about 4.5 hrs - 5 hrs
Note: Traffic controls for all the above #1-3 construction sites do not apply on weekends and public holidays.
Visitors who are planning to visit Taroko Gorge (the 19 km section between Taroko – Tianxiang) will be affected by the above list #3 (for both directions). Visitors who are heading to Taichung or Puli, Nantou from Taroko National Park Headquarters via Provincial Highway 8 & 14A (14Jia) will be affected by #1-4 of the above list (for both directions). Please use the substitute route.
The Directorate General of Highways urges drivers that, after a week after earthquake or heavy rain, roads in mountain areas are prone to rockfall and that it is advisable to avoid driving on these roads. Please remember to check the Provincial Highway real-time road condition bulletin, listen to police traffic road broadcasts, pay attention to road traffic related information, and plan your itinerary ahead of your trip. The Highway General Administration wishes you a safe journey.
News Issued by The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC (Taroko office TEL: +886-3-8610775 or +886-3-9962683)
News Posted by Taroko National Park Headquarters
Updated date: August 31, 2022