China News Service, August 1, According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", the Lishan Road section of Zhongheng Road, Heping District, Taichung City, 77 kilometers, suddenly collapsed on the upper slope on the afternoon of July 31, causing two-way roads to be blocked. The police were reported to have arrived for traffic control. The Taiwan Highway Department stated that it was not open to traffic before the morning of the 1st and emergency repairs were underway. The upper slope collapsed suddenly occurred in the Lishan Road section of Zhongheng Road, Heping District, Taichung City, on the afternoon of the 31st, causing two-way roads to be blocked. The police were reported to the scene to implement traffic management and notified the Lishan Supervision Station of the Guguan Works Section to dispatch equipment to deal with it. Image source: Taiwan's "Central News Agency" (provided by the police)
The Heping Branch of the Taichung Police Bureau issued a press release on the 31st stating that the upper slope collapsed at about 1:30 pm on the 31st, causing both road obstruction, but fortunately no accident was caused.
After receiving the report, the police rushed to the scene and found that there were continuous soil and rocks on the slope of the road on the road and the two-way vehicles were blocked. The traffic cone was immediately placed to implement traffic management, and notified the Lishan Supervision Station of the Guguan Works Section to dispatch equipment for processing.
The police remind that during the rainy season, the soil and rocks in the mountainous areas are loose, and landslides, rockfalls or trees are prone to collapse. People should be careful and slow when driving on mountainous roads and pay attention to the conditions in front of the car and the road surface at any time.
Taiwan Highway Department Second District Maintenance Engineering Office issued a press release stating that it has contacted the dispatch of large-scale equipment to enter the site to clear the collapse and repair it, but there is a risk of continuous falling rocks and assessment of harm. Considering that the probability of rainfall in Deji and Guguan areas is high due to the front, the Tai8 Line Zhongheng Road will not be open until 7 a.m. on the 1st. Subsequent shifts will be released depending on the road conditions.
