Browsing: Kaohsiung transportation

By KHT Staff. AI illustration image. TAIPEI — Mandarin Airlines (華信航空) and UNI Air (立榮航空) have applied to the Civil…

Taiwan’s first N700ST high-speed train has arrived through the Port of Kaohsiung, beginning a major expansion that will eventually increase the railway’s peak-hour capacity by about 25%.

Kaohsiung traffic police say deaths of older adults at intersections fell about 40% from January to May after officers began assisting seniors at risky crossings.

During the trial, the court commissioned Feng Chia University’s Vehicle Accident Investigation Center to review the crash. The center analyzed 186 seconds of dashcam footage, breaking the video into 5,426 frames for comparison. The analysis found that the bus maintained a straight path and did not veer, while Chuang moved into the bus’s right-side blind spot from behind.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) said Thursday the original railings were “ugly” and embarrassing, but said the bridge’s construction quality and safety met standards. Chen said the city would continue making adjustments and should accept public criticism of public works projects.

The Kaohsiung District Court found that the barrier had reportedly been in place since 1989. It also found that police had handled about 70 reports, complaints, and traffic incidents in the surrounding area over the previous five years, but had still not removed it.

By KHT Staff. Images via 柯志恩 Facebook page. KAOHSIUNG — KMT Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en (柯志恩) on Tuesday proposed…

The bridge drew criticism in recent days after residents said the red railings along the bridge deck resembled Japanese torii gates. Others raised safety concerns, saying the gaps between the railings appeared too wide. The city’s New Construction Office said the open railing design was chosen to preserve views of the Love River, but contractors have since repainted the railings white and started installing protective netting.

The Cabinet on Thursday outlined a rail development plan aimed at cutting travel time between Kaohsiung and Taitung to about 90 minutes, with a proposed high-speed rail extension through central Kaohsiung to Pingtung forming a key part of the project.

Construction crews have begun removing underground foundation piles left from the former Zihciang Overpass in Fongshan District, as work continues on the Kaohsiung MRT Yellow Line. The city said crews will use casing equipment to cut and pull out the old piles, a method intended to reduce noise, vibration, and dust.