Provincial Highway 8 and 14A (14Jia) Traffic Control Information for September 2021.
Road Open/Road Construction Traffic Control.
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 – 184.5 km on Provincial Highway 8 (Dayuling – Taroko) from September 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021.
Specifically:
1. Provincial Highway 14A (14Jia) at 34 km + 180 m (Kenanguang Section) for the Slope Stabilization Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: 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 14A (14Jia) at 32 km + 990 m – 37 km (Songxue Lodge – Xiaofengkou Section) for the Slope Stabilization Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
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 117k+380 (Guanyuan section) for the Slope Stabilization Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: 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.
4. Provincial Highway 8 at 131 km + 400 m (Ci’en Section) for the Slope Stabilization Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic.
5. Provincial Highway 8 at 140 km + 923 m (Hengshan Tunnel Section) and 164 km + 053 m (Taishan Tunnel Section) for the Tunnel Repair Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic.
6. Provincial Highway 8 at 161k+300 (Xibao section) for the Slope Stabilization Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: 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.
7. Provincial Highway 8 at 166 km + 800 m (Tianxiang Section) for the Tunnel Repair Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic.
8. Provincial Highway 8 at 168 km + 260 m (Tianxiang Section) for the New Rockfall Prevention Tunnel Construction Work
Control Period: September 1 – September 30, 2021
A: Control Period: Monday – Friday
Passage Time: Every 1 hour on the half hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 08:30 – 08:40, 09:30 – 09:40, 10:30 – 10:40 etc.)
Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic.
B: Traffic Control Time: 17:00 pm – the second morning08:30 am (night time), weekends and public holidays
Passage Time: Accessibility follows the traffic lights. Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic. (night time including public holidays)
9. Provincial Highway 8 at 170 km + 500 m and 187 km + 712 m (Cimu Bridge and Asia Cement Factory Section) for the Road Repair Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
179k+300
10. Provincial Highway 8 at 179 km + 300 m (Baisha Bridge Section) for the Slope Stabilization Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on checking work
11. Provincial Highway 8 at 182 km (West Changchun Tunnel Section) for the Slope Stabilization Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 17:00 pm
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: Every 1 hour on the hour for 10 minutes (e.g. 08:00 – 08:10, 09:00 – 09:10, 10:00 – 10:10 etc.)
Note: Traffic controls for all the above 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 #7-11 of the above list (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 #1-11 of the above list (for both directions).
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.
Provincial Highway 9 Road Construction information for September 2021
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.
The Highway 9 will be the Slope Stabilization Construction Work as the following:
Provincial Highway 9 at 162 km + 993 m (Chongde Tunnel Section) for the Tunnel Repair Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 18:00 pm – the Second Morning 03:00 am (Night Time)
Control Period: September 1, 2021– September 30, 2021
Passage Time: Not predetermined - accessibility depends on construction work
Please follow the on-site personnel instruction. Open one direction of traffic once at a time for both direction traffic. (Traffic control for the above construction sites do not apply on Mid-Autumn Festival Holidays from September 18, 2021 – September 21, 2021.)
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: 03-9962683
Inquiry contact: Section Director Chen He-ren (03-9982161-2)
News Issued by The Fourth Maintenance Office of the Directorate General of Highways, MOTC
News Posted by Taroko National Park
The latest updated date: September 2, 2021