Kaohsiung environmental authorities have fined and referred for prosecution a couple and 44 waste clearance companies involved in illegally dumping nearly 14,000 tons of scrap wood on agricultural land in Yongan District.
Reports say the investor is interested in buying the entire property and developing facilities for medical care and related services. The two sides have yet to agree on a price, and hope to conclude a deal by the end of the year. No sale has been announced.
Kaohsiung is studying an 18.3-kilometer MRT Green Line through five eastern districts, but the project has no approved budget or construction schedule and could take decades to complete.
Kaohsiung’s Transportation Bureau is planning reflective marker installations and evaluating alternative technologies after a city councilor raised safety concerns over lane lines disappearing during rain.
Kaohsiung plans to open the Niaosong–Weiwuying section of the MRT Yellow Line in 2032, while completion of the full 22.91-kilometer network remains targeted for 2034.
A preferred development team has been chosen for a NT$7.2 billion project beside R17 World Games Station, bringing planned housing, offices and childcare closer to Kaohsiung’s growing semiconductor corridor.
KMT mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en has proposed an outdoor music festival at Tianliao Moon World, although details including its scale, cost and transportation arrangements have not been developed.
The inner section of Zuoying’s South Gate Roundabout will close Sept. 23, while its outer lanes remain open during work to convert the junction into a signalized intersection.
Kaohsiung Port could gain 508 hectares of new land under a reclamation project lasting from 2029 to 2059. The plan would absorb construction and dredging material but must first pass a full environmental review.
