The China Post
Date: September 16, 2016
By: The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Between 2.5 million and 2.8 million vehicles are expected to swarm the national
Citizens returning home wait for southbound buses at the Taipei Main Station on Thursday, Sept. 15. Kuo-Kuang Motor Transport (國光客運), estimated passenger traffic of 30,000 during peak hours, adding between 300 and 350 extra bus services yesterday to cope with demand. (CNA)
freeway system on Friday as the people of Taiwan take advantage of the four-day Mid-Autumn Festival to travel, the National Freeway Bureau predicted yesterday.
Heavy southbound traffic is expected between Hukou and Hsinchu on Highway No. 1; New Taipei City’s Tucheng and Hsinchu’s Guanxi on Freeway No. 3, and Nangang and Pinglin on Freeway No. 5. The freeway bureau has advised travelers to avoid these sections.
Only high-occupancy vehicles will be allowed between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. today on the southbound route between Nangang and Pinglin on Freeway No. 5.
There will be other measures to ease traffic, such as opening up shoulder lanes.
Travelers are encouraged to use public transportation or to adjust their departure time to avoid congestion, the highway bureau suggested, adding that they may also use the bureau’s 1968 app or website to stay updated on the latest traffic conditions. [FULL STORY]