The southbound side and a section of the northbound side of the Xinsheng overpass (新生高架橋) will be closed to traffic from March 28 through Sept. 30 for a second phase of reconstruction and maintenance work, the Taipei City Government said yesterday.
The overpass has been partly closed since December for the first phase of the project, which included the construction of sound barriers and other maintenance work. The northbound entrance ramps at Jinan Road, Bade Road and Changan E Road will reopen to traffic on March 28.
YUANSHAN
The southbound side of the overpass from the Yuanshan (圓山) approach road to Jinan Road and the northbound side from Minsheng E Road to the approach road will be closed from March 28 as Taipei City’s New Construction Department replaces the approach road with an entrance ramp during the second phase.
Wu Chun-hsian (吳俊賢), director of the department, said the reconstruction work would help ease traffic congestion in the Yuanshan area, a major transfer center for traffic traveling to Shilin (士林), Beitou (北投) and Neihu (內湖). Drivers will be able to travel more directly to Shilin and Beitou from Zhongshan N Road in the future, Wu said.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
During construction, drivers heading to Shilin and western areas of Beitou are encouraged to take alternate routes on Chengde Road, Chongqing N Road or Huanhe N Road. Drivers heading for Dazhi (大直) and eastern areas of Beitou are encouraged to take Beian Road, Fuxing N Road, the Jianguo overpass or Minquan E Road.
The construction of the new entrance ramp will be completed next February, and the road will reopen next March.
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