The Jianguo Overpass (建國高架橋) will undergo major renovation in October to fix its uneven surface and expansion joints, the Taipei City Government said.
The road will be smoothed and a leaking problem resolved, the government said.
In a move to limit the impact on traffic, work on the bridge will be carried out between 11pm and 6am, and the bridge will not be closed to traffic during the period.
Lin Chih-feng (林志峰), chief engineer at the city’s New Construction Office, said work would start at the 1km-long section of the bridge connecting to National Highway No. 1.
The department will finish work on the remainder of the overpass by the end of next year.
“Drivers have been complaining about the uneven road surface of the Jianguo Overpass, and the reconstruction and maintenance work should make the bridge safer for driving,” he said.
The reconstruction project, which will cost the city government NT$50 million (US$1.5 million), will also replace rusty water interception devices to fix the leaking problem, Lin said.
The 5.8km overpass was built in 1983 at a cost of NT$3.3 billion. As a major bridge connecting traffic in Taipei City, the overpass was last renovated five years ago.
Unlike the Xinsheng Overpass (新生高架橋), which was closed to traffic for more than a year for repair work, the structure of the Jianguo Overpass remains solid, which will allow the department to repair the road surface and expansion joints phase by phase without having to close the bridge, Lin said.
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