Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/04/07
By: Wang Shu-fen and Lilian Wu

Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Drivers who travel in the Hsuehshan Tunnel at speeds below the

(CNA file photo)

established minimum of 70 kilometers per hour will be fined up to NT$6,000 (US$196) starting Monday, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Friday.

Traffic congestion on National Highway No. 5, of which the Hsuehshan Tunnel is a key part, is common on weekends, and some have blamed slow driving in the tunnel for worsening the problem, leading to an increase in the minimum speed there from 60 km to 70 km per hour on March 10.    [FULL  STORY]