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Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) yesterday defended the choice of a new location for a proposed high-speed rail (HSR) station in Yilan County, saying that it was supported by residents and the ministry followed proper procedures in planning the project. Wang on Sunday confirmed that a site 350m south of Yilan County Hall was found to be the optimal location to build the station from among five sites that ministry officials proposed. Wang was asked on the sidelines of a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee to respond to criticisms that t...

Construction to begin no sooner than 2025, expected to take 11 years | 2021-12-19 21:07:00

A site 350m south of the Yilan County Hall has been assessed and found to be the optimal location for a proposed high-speed rail (HSR) station, Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said yesterday. “We’ve received positive feedback from everyone on this proposal, including from Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌),” Wang said. Work on the project is expected to begin in 2025 and be completed by 2036, he added. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications proposed the site as a fifth option during an information session on Nov. 17, saying that the rai...

WHEELS IN MOTION: With even the premier giving positive feedback on the project, the transportation ministry aims to review a draft plan by next monthBy Chen Hsin-yu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer

A petition on the government’s Policy Network Participation Platform for the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) to hold a weekly media briefing to address casualties in traffic accidents last week reached the threshold to be considered for a policy proposal. A petition must be signed by more than 5,000 people within two months to qualify as a policy proposal. As of Saturday, the petition had garnered 5,292 supporters, obligating the ministry to respond by Feb. 11. From January to July, more than 1,700 people died in traffic accidents, which is four times higher than those ...