Provincial Highway 8/ Road partially Open / 117.4 km (Guanyuan section) closed at night from 17:10 - the second morning 7:00 am
Provincial Highway 14 A (14 Jia)/ Road Open
Provincial Highway 14/ Road Open
Provincial Highway 8, 14A, and 14 Road Construction Traffic Control Information
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 August 18, 2023 – August 31, 2023.
Specifically:
1. Provincial Highway 8 at 179.5 km (Xipan Dam section) for the Upper Slope Stabilization Repair Construction Work, due to the July 27, 2023 Typhoon Damage
Traffic Control Time: 8:30 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: From August 8, 2023 –
5 Passage time daily: (1) 7:00 am - 8:30 am, (2)10:00 am once, (3)11:30 – 12:30, (4)14:00 once (5)17:00- the second morning 7:00 am
Open for one direction of traffic once at a time for both directions traffic. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
Road open period: 17:00 – the second morning 8:30 am (night time)
Road repair construction traffic controls are in effect during weekends and public holidays.
East to west: The east entrance to Taroko gorge- the Arch Gate at 184.5 km highway marker to the traffic control point at 179.5 km (Xipan Dam section) is about 5 km / about 10 minutes by car.
West to east: The west from Tianxiang at 167.6 km to the traffic control point at 179.5 km (Xipan Dam section) is about 11.9 km / about 20 minutes by car.
Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
Please plan your trip accordingly.
2. Provincial Highway 8 at 157.7 km (Luoshao section) for the Lower Slope Serious Landslide Repair Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Control Period: August 4, 2023 – August 31, 2023
Passage time: every1 hour on the hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 08:00 – 08:10, 09:00 – 09:10, 10:00 – 10:10, 12:00 – 12:10, ... etc.)
Open for one direction of traffic once at a time for both directions traffic. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
3. Provincial Highway 8 at 158.5 ~ 158.8 km (Xibao section) for the Upper Slope Serious Landslide Repair Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Control Period: August 1, 2023 – August 16, 2023
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
Open for one direction of traffic once at a time for both directions traffic. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction. (Traffic controls for do not apply weekends and public holidays.)
4. Provincial Highway 8 at 110.7 km ~114.6 km road section for the asphalt pavement works.
The road pavement works traffic control will be conducted during the daytime construction period in conjunction with the 117.4 km Guanyuan disaster section.
5. Provincial Highway 8 at 117 km + 400 m Guanyuan Disaster Road Section for the emergency repair for the slope. The control section is between 114.6 km – 120.6 km. (about 64 kilometers away from Taroko Arch Gate-east entrance to Taroko gorge, east to west, about 2 hours driving time)/ (about 4 kilometers away from Dayuling, west to east). The passage period will be adjusted, respectively, 5 times daily from (1) 7:00 am - 8:00 am, (2) 10:00 am – 10:10 am, (3) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, and (4) 3:00 pm – 3:10 pm. (5) 5:00 pm – 5:10 pm.
Traffic Control Period: August 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023
Open for one direction of traffic once at a time for both directions traffic. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
Road traffic control time: 24hr including public holidays and weekends
Road closed time: 5:10 pm - the next morning 7:00 am (night time closed)
The emergency repair team will arrange personnel to guard and control the 117.4 km disaster site on Provincial Highway 8 during each passage time. The construction site traffic control will open on time, depending on the slope conditions. Please wait patiently and arrive earlier at the control point before the passage time. Please cooperate, drive carefully and pass sequentially; the emergency repair team also reminds drivers that the disaster road section is still in the emergency repair stage. During the passage period, drivers should be aware that if the weather conditions are not good (heavy rainfall, dense fog causing an inability to monitor the slope, etc.) the emergency repair team is permitted to close the road and prohibiting the passage of people and vehicles.
Please plan your trip accordingly.
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.
Visitors who are visiting Taroko gorge from Taroko east entrance to Tianxiang section will be affect by the above #1 road work traffic controls. Please pay attention to this traffic control info.
Info Issued by The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC (Taroko office TEL: +886-3-8610775 or +886-3-9962683)
For the latest road construction info, please consult the website of The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC.
Info Posted by Taroko National Park Headquarters
Updated date: August 8, 2023
Provincial Highway 14A (14 Jia) & 14 /Road Open
The Second Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC (Puli Works Section) is responsible for the maintenance of road safety on Provincial Highway 14A (14 Jia).
Responsible Unit: Puli Roadworks Section
Road condition inquiry:049-982066
Inquiry contact: Section Director Qiu, Bing-rong (0934-457816)
Info Issued by The Second Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC
For the latest road construction info, please consult the website of The Second Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC. Road condition inquiry:049-982066
Info Posted by Taroko National Park Headquarters
Updated date: August 18, 2023
Road Open/Construction Traffic Control.
Provincial Highway 9 & 9D (9 Ding) Road Construction Traffic Control Information for August 2023
The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC (Nan'ao Works Section) is responsible for the maintenance of road safety on Provincial Highway 9.
Construction Work on Provincial Highway 9 will be the following:
1. Provincial Highway 9 at 159.3 km (Daqingshui Tunnel) for the Rockfall Prevention Tunnel Construction Work (158.2 km Daqingshui ~ 161.3 km Huide Tunnel North Entrance
A: Control Period: July 24, 2023 ~ August 31, 2023
Control Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (No traffic controls between 12:00 and 13:00.)
Passage time: Every 1 hour on the hour for 15 minutes (e.g. 9:00 am – 9:15 am, 10:00 – 10:15, 11:00 – 11:15, etc.)
Traffic controls do not apply from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, 4:00 am -9:00 am, 17:00 - 20:00 and weekends and public holidays.
Open for one direction of traffic once at a time for both directions traffic. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
B: Control Period: July 24, 2023 ~ August 31, 2023
Control Time: 20:00 pm to the next morning 4:00 am
Passage time: Every 2 hours on the hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 20:00 pm – 20:10 pm, 22:00 – 22:10, etc.)
Open for one direction of traffic once at a time for both directions traffic. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction. Please plan your trip ahead.
The Directorate General of Highways reminds drivers 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.
Responsible Unit: Nan'ao Roadworks Section
Road condition inquiry: 03-9982521, 03-9962683
Inquiry contact: Section Director Chen He-ren (03-9982161-2)
Info Issued by The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC
For the latest road construction info, please consult the website of The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC.
Info Posted by Taroko National Park Headquarters
Updated date: July 28, 2023