The New Taipei City Government yesterday announced that a proposed 50,000-seat multipurpose domed stadium would be built in either Shulin District (樹林) or Tamsui District (淡水), with the final location expected to be confirmed next year following detailed feasibility studies.
Officials said that the Shulin No. 5 institutional-use site and the Danhai New Town (淡海新市鎮) Phase 2 site in Tamsui are suitable for the dome, which is planned to integrate smart services, sports facilities, cultural performances and entertainment functions.
New Taipei City Deputy Mayor Liu Ho-jan (劉和然) said that both sites met the key criteria identified by experts during a six-month evaluation, enjoying sufficient land area and convenient transportation access.
Photo: Lai Hsiao-tung, Taipei Times
The original shortlist also included sites near Shulin Sports Center, farmland in Shulin and Sanxia (三峽) districts, and the Taipei Detention Center.
The city’s Sports Department has commissioned a professional consultant team to conduct in-depth evaluations covering financial feasibility, traffic impact and infrastructure planning, Liu said.
The Shulin site, near the district’s borders with New Taipei City’s Sinjhuang (新莊) and Banciao (板橋) districts, is adjacent to a planned metro station on the under-construction Wanda-Zhonghe-Shulin line, allowing connections to multiple metro lines and potential integration with Shulin Railway Station, he said.
Highway access via Provincial Highway No. 65 connects to national freeways No. 1 and 3, making it a well-connected transportation hub fully under city management, Liu said.
The Danhai site, located by the mountains and sea, was chosen for its tourism potential, he said.
With the soon-to-be completed Danjiang Bridge and the upcoming Danhai Light Rail extension, accessibility would be further enhanced, Liu added.
The planned dome complex would cover roughly 23 hectares and include a stadium, parking, retail, hotels and entertainment facilities, Liu said.
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