A huge construction project incorporating the Hsintien Depot of Taipei's MRT system moved a step closer to reality yesterday with a contract-signing ceremony involving the Taipei City Government and the financial backer of the project.
The complex at the heart of the project will measure approximately 90,000m2 and will include residential accommodation, a shopping complex and an office building.
On behalf of the Taipei City Government, Fan Liang-hsiu (
"Aside from the three main components, this project will also comprise a large-scale shopping mall, a public park and a parking lot for 180 cars," Fan said.
Fan said that the design and construction of the project would be the responsibility of a team of engineers led by Lee Tsu-yuan (
"Since the Hsintien Depot is located in the center of Hsintien City," he said, "once the project is complete, it will certainly bring a great deal of prosperity to local businesses and the surrounding areas just as previous projects have done."
Fan was referring to the DORTS' five previous development projects at the Ta-an, Technology Building and Chungshan Junior High School Stations on the MRT's Mucha line, the Taipei Main Station on the Tamsui line and the Chingmei Station on the Hsintien line.
"All these previous projects were well-received by local residents and traders," said Chang Hui-chen (
"We are confident that this development project at the Hsintien Depot will also be a success," Chang added.
Chang added that the project "is by far the largest we have planned, the previous five ranging between only 3,000m2 and 4,000m2."
A timetable for the project's construction has not yet been drawn up.
"Now that the contract is signed, we will have to pass an environmental design investigation by the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan and secure approval from the Taipei County Government before we will be issued a construction license," said Chu Cheng-fan (朱正帆), a section head from the city government.
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