Duanwu Holiday's First Day: Freeway Bureau Estimates 10 Highway Sections Will Be Congested

(Central News Agency, reporter Huang Qiaowen, Taipei, June 18) Tomorrow is the first day of the Duanwu holiday. The Freeway Bureau stated today that the estimated highway traffic volume will be 118 million vehicle-kilometers, 1.3 times the annual average of weekdays. Congestion is expected on 10 sections, including Yangmei-Toufen and National Freeway No. 5 southbound from Nangang System to Toucheng. It is recommended that travelers on National Freeway No. 5 southbound depart before 5 AM or after 5 PM.

The Duanwu Festival holiday will last for three days from June 19 to June 21. The Directorate General of Highways, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, issued a press release stating that today, the last working day before the holiday, traffic on the western highway network gradually increased after 4 PM. Affected by heavy rain, some highway sections experienced heavy traffic.

As of 5 PM, according to statistics from the Freeway Bureau, the highway traffic volume was 72.2 million vehicle-kilometers, with an estimated total traffic volume for today of 111 million vehicle-kilometers.

Tomorrow is Duanwu Festival and the first day of the holiday. The Freeway Bureau estimates that the highway traffic volume will be 118 million vehicle-kilometers, 1.3 times the annual average of weekdays (93 million vehicle-kilometers). Of this, southbound traffic is expected to reach 65 million vehicle-kilometers, 1.4 times the annual average of weekdays.

The Freeway Bureau announced its forecast for tomorrow's major congested sections, including National Freeway No. 1 southbound from Airport System Interchange to Yangmei, Yangmei to Toufen, and Changhua System Interchange to Puyan System Interchange; northbound from Yuanshan Interchange to Dahua System Interchange; National Freeway No. 3 southbound from Zhonghe to Guansi, KuaiGuan to Wufeng, and Caotun to Mingjian; National Freeway No. 5 southbound from Nangang System Interchange to Toucheng; National Freeway No. 10 eastbound from Dingjin System Interchange to Yanchao System Interchange, and westbound from Renwu to Zuoying; and other sections.

The Freeway Bureau recommends that drivers traveling southbound on western highways try to depart before 6 AM or after 12 PM, and travelers on National Freeway No. 5 southbound should depart before 5 AM or after 5 PM to save valuable time.

The Freeway Bureau stated that related traffic diversion measures include the closure of southbound ramps at Shiding and Pinglin on National Freeway No. 5 from 12 AM to 12 PM, and at Pingzhen System Interchange and Puyan System Interchange from 5 AM to 12 PM. Other measures include a flat toll rate, an 80% discounted toll rate for National Freeway No. 3 from Hsinchu System Interchange to Yanchao System Interchange, suspension of tolls from 12 AM to 5 AM, opening of shoulders, alternative routes, and ramp metering. (Editor: Li Hengshan) 06/18/115

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