The Taipei City Government plans to extend road resurfacing work on Zhongxiao E Road from weekends to weekdays after limited construction hours caused delays to the construction schedule.
Section 4 and Section 6 of the road have been partly closed to cars on weekends since last month for the resurfacing work, which is scheduled to be completed on May 26.
Because of unstable weather and the limited construction hours, the work may not be completed until August, Taipei City’s New Construction Office maintenance section head, Lin Kun-hu (林昆虎), said.
The resurfacing work on Zhongxiao E Road is part of the city government’s “Smooth Road Project” (路平專案), which is aimed at improving poor road conditions in Taipei.
The project is a major municipal policy of Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌).
Zhongxiao E Road is the first of the city’s 36 major roads to undergo the resurfacing work. The city government plans to complete resurfacing work on a total of 77 roads this year.
Hau has instructed Taipei City Secretariat Deputy Director Tan Kuo-kuang (譚國光) to draw up related traffic control measures and allow workers to conduct resurfacing work on weekdays.
Taipei City’s Transportation Department Commissioner Luo Shiaw-shyan (羅孝賢), however, expressed concern about the impact of the weekday construction on traffic.
Luo said the traffic on Zhongxiao E Road was already heavy and the construction work on weekdays would only make it worse.
The department will discuss the issue with the New Construction Office before finalizing the plan on weekday construction.
The major roads scheduled for improvements 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.
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