Decision could be turning point in Taipei Dome deadlock
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/06/08
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In a move likely to break the two-year deadlock surrounding
The Taipei Dome. (By Central News Agency)
the construction of the Taipei Dome (大巨蛋), the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Thursday approved adapted plans concerning fire prevention and safety escapes for the project.
Work on the 40,000-seat arena complex was halted in May 2015 amid sharp differences between Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and chief contractor Farglory Group (遠雄) chief Chao Teng-hsiung (趙藤雄), for a large part about safety concerns.
The MOI’s Construction and Planning Agency (營建署) said Thursday a committee of 11 experts had held 19 meetings to review the new design plans and told Farglory about its unanimous decision. [FULL STORY]
