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A prototype train with the new design is expected to enter trial operations by the end of this year, the company said. Budget and timeline details will be finalized following the tender process.

Planned works include new connector roads and additional ramps linking to National Freeway 1 (國道1號), allowing traffic to flow more directly between the science park and surrounding districts, including access toward Zuoying High Speed Rail Station (左營高鐵站).

Officials say integrating the park green space with the Chonglan Canal (崇蘭圳) will create an ecological waterfront that doubles as a flood prevention feature. Construction is expected to be completed by mid-2027.

Authorities reiterated the “Four Nos and One Must” rules: no burning weeds, no cigarette litter, no joss paper burning, no firecrackers, and all trash must be taken away.

Police in the jurisdiction told the media on Friday afternoon that they had not received an immediate report, and that both parties had left the scene before officers arrived. Traffic in the area was not affected.

Officials said the project was recognized for its attempt to solve a familiar problem: how to keep a major cultural venue from becoming an island. The design aims to extend Weiwuying’s cultural activity beyond the concert hall and into everyday city life.

Officials now say the revised plan will scale down the project, including reducing seating capacity from the originally proposed 20,000 seats and adjusting the overall size to better match market demand.

The Pingtung County (屏東縣) Government building complex will be transformed into a large-scale children’s play zone over the Children’s Day holiday, with road closures and expanded programming planned for April 3–4.

The three-day cultural event, themed “Paris Champs-Élysées: Symphony Night,” marks the first local appearance of the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France (法國廣播交響樂團).

The new fleet, known locally as the N700ST, is expected to begin rolling out from July. To support the transition, THSR said it is expanding and reconfiguring its core maintenance hub, which handles bogie inspections, major overhauls, and train assembly.