Browsing: Kaohsiung transportation

The port company [港務公司] on Nov. 20 promoted a highlight commercial bid for the New Ya-wan Twin Towers development [新亞灣雙子星大樓開發案]. The sequencing signals a push to speed investment and execution.

The line would connect Daliao (大寮) to Linyuan (林園), forming the southern section of the Kaohsiung MRT circle and linking major industrial and residential districts.

Statistics show older drivers are involved in significant numbers of accidents, especially with pedestrians/scooters. For example, drivers 70+ had higher incidents of “pedestrian or passenger error” attributed to them per 100,000 population (47 for 70+ vs. 11 for 18-29) in one breakdown.

The dedicated scooter lane at the Zhongzheng–Wufu intersection has been completed, and scooters are now permitted to travel straight onto Wufu Road.

By RK Shih /Staff KAOSHIUNG — Many city residents likely remember when the bridge linking Jiuru 4th and 3rd Rd.…

A public urban-renewal project within the station-use district is expected to involve roughly NT$95 billion in investment.

Chiu said that if elected mayor, she would construct a levee-top expressway running parallel to the Gaoping River (高屏溪堤岸), forming the backbone of a proposed “30-minute Greater Kaohsiung Living Circle.” The corridor would link Kaohsiung (高雄), Pingtung (屏東), and Tainan (台南) into a unified “Southern Taiwan Metropolitan Region.”

The Taiwan High Speed Rail extension to Pingtung will enter Kaohsiung Main Station then cross the Gaoping River to Liukuaicuo. The earliest full opening is targeted for 2039 and staged service is being assessed.