Road partially Open /
Provincial Highway 8, Road closed 117.4 km at Guanyuan section
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 June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023.
Specifically:
1. Provincial Highway 8 at 178.6 km ~ 180.9 km (Xipan – Ning’an Bridge section) for the Road Pavement Improvement Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Control Period: June 5, 2023 – June 8, 2023
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 for one direction of traffic passage at a time. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
Traffic controls do not apply on weekends and public holidays.
2. Provincial Highway 8 at 158.5 km ~ 158.8 km (Xibao section) for the Slope Improvement Construction Work
Traffic Control Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Control Period: June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023
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 for one direction of traffic passage at a time. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
Traffic controls do not apply on weekends and public holidays.
2. Provincial Highway 8 at 117 km + 400 m Guanyuan Disaster Road Section for the emergency repair for the slope. (about 67.1 kilometers away from Taroko Arch Gate-east entrance to gorge, east to west, about 2 hours driving time) (about 7.2 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.
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.
Road Closed Control Period: June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023
Passage time: (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.
Open for one direction of traffic passage at a time. Please follow the on-site personnel instruction.
Road closed time: 24 hr including public holidays and weekends
Please plan your trip accordingly.
(Note: June 22, 2023 ~ June 25, 2023 is the 4 days public holidays of the Dragon Boat Festival. This control point is open to vehicles from 7:00 am -17:00 pm during the day, and it is closed at night (17:00 pm ~ the next morning 7:00 am)
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.
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: June 6, 2023