Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday called on road users to be tolerant of temporary traffic inconvenience on Zhongxiao E Road, as the city government restricts traffic between Section 4 and Section 6 through May 26 for resurfacing work.
The project will make the road surface as smooth as that of a highway, Hau said yesterday while inspecting construction along Section 4.
Taipei City’s New Construction Office will close two lanes of the road to traffic during the construction period, which began on March 26. The number of manholes will also be reduced to improve the road surface.
The resurfacing of Zhongxiao E Road is part of the city’s “Smooth Road Project” (路平專案) aimed at solving long-term problems related to poor road conditions in Taipei.
The city government plans to complete resurfacing work on 77 roads before the end of the year, the mayor said.
The major roads scheduled for improvements also include Chengde, Zhonghua, Linsen, Nangang, Dunhua N, Dunhua S, Changan W, Changan E, Shipai, Xinhai and Minquan E roads.
The Smooth Road Project is expected to be completed by 2014, Hau said.
Hau said he would demand the highest quality from the contractors.
He called on road users to cooperate with construction crews and be tolerant of traffic congestion and other problems caused by the resurfacing.
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