Taipei Times
Date: Feb 18, 2018
By: Wu Po-hsuan and Liu Hsiao-hsin  /  Staff reporters

Several sections on the nation’s freeways were packed yesterday — the second day of

Heavy traffic congests the northbound lane of the Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Freeway No. 1) near Taichung yesterday afternoon.  Photo: Lee Chung-hsien, Taipei Times

the Lunar New Year — as more people hit the road for sightseeing and married daughters returned to their parents’ home in line with the hui niang jia (回娘家) tradition.

As the sunny weather encouraged people to venture outdoors, there was heavy traffic at popular tourist spots and scenic areas, such as near the north coast, Hehuanshan (合歡山) in Nantou County and Kenting (墾丁) in Pingtung County, the Directorate-General of Highways said.

The Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Freeway No. 1) was packed, with traffic jams on the southbound lane in the morning giving way to congestion on the northbound lane in the early afternoon.    [FULL  STORY]