Taichung Longjing Shatian Road Collapses, City Government Orders Nearby Construction Halted for Repairs
A large section of Shatian Road in Longjing District, Taichung, collapsed yesterday, threatening nearby homes. The City's Urban Development Bureau has ordered a nearby construction project to immediately halt work and cooperate with the Taiwan Water Corporation to determine the exact cause and carry out urgent repairs.
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(Central News Agency, Reporter Hao Hsueh-ching, Taichung, May 3rd) A large section of Shatian Road Section 5 in Longjing District, Taichung, suddenly collapsed yesterday, endangering nearby residential buildings. The city's Urban Development Bureau today stated that it has ordered the adjacent construction site to immediately halt work and to cooperate with the Taiwan Water Corporation to determine the exact cause of the accident and carry out urgent repair work.
The Taichung City Urban Development Bureau explained that this construction project was previously ordered to halt work on July 10th last year due to inadequate safety protection measures during excavation, which caused subsidence to neighboring houses. After the developer resubmitted an improvement plan and underwent consultation with a third-party association and on-site review by a structural engineer association, the Urban Development Bureau approved the resumption of work on October 20th last year. However, since the neighboring damage was still under management and had not been resolved, the usage permit could not be issued.
Due to the large-scale road collapse on Shatian Road Section 5 adjacent to the construction project yesterday, the Urban Development Bureau stated that this construction project has once again been ordered to halt work to cooperate with the investigation into the cause of the road collapse. The city government will continue to supervise and audit to protect the rights and interests of the public.
The Urban Development Bureau pointed out that investigations confirmed this adjacent construction site holds a legal building permit, and on-site monitoring values were still within normal limits. However, during the excavation period, unexplained water seepage was found and reported to the Taiwan Water Corporation multiple times. Currently, the Taiwan Water Corporation has entered the site for excavation and urgent repairs, and restoration work is underway.
To ensure public safety, the Urban Development Bureau stated that it has ordered the construction site to completely cease excavation work, review and reinforce waterproofing, enhance monitoring, and eliminate risk factors such as seepage and load. Subsequently, a repair and improvement plan must be submitted and approved by a third-party professional association before work can resume. (Edited by Chen Ren-hua) 1150503
(Central News Agency, Reporter Hao Hsueh-ching, Taichung, May 3rd) A large section of Shatian Road Section 5 in Longjing District, Taichung, suddenly collapsed yesterday, endangering nearby residential buildings. The city's Urban Development Bureau today stated that it has ordered the adjacent construction site to immediately halt work and to cooperate with the Taiwan Water Corporation to determine the exact cause of the accident and carry out urgent repair work.
The Taichung City Urban Development Bureau explained that this construction project was previously ordered to halt work on July 10th last year due to inadequate safety protection measures during excavation, which caused subsidence to neighboring houses. After the developer resubmitted an improvement plan and underwent consultation with a third-party association and on-site review by a structural engineer association, the Urban Development Bureau approved the resumption of work on October 20th last year. However, since the neighboring damage was still under management and had not been resolved, the usage permit could not be issued.
Due to the large-scale road collapse on Shatian Road Section 5 adjacent to the construction project yesterday, the Urban Development Bureau stated that this construction project has once again been ordered to halt work to cooperate with the investigation into the cause of the road collapse. The city government will continue to supervise and audit to protect the rights and interests of the public.
The Urban Development Bureau pointed out that investigations confirmed this adjacent construction site holds a legal building permit, and on-site monitoring values were still within normal limits. However, during the excavation period, unexplained water seepage was found and reported to the Taiwan Water Corporation multiple times. Currently, the Taiwan Water Corporation has entered the site for excavation and urgent repairs, and restoration work is underway.
To ensure public safety, the Urban Development Bureau stated that it has ordered the construction site to completely cease excavation work, review and reinforce waterproofing, enhance monitoring, and eliminate risk factors such as seepage and load. Subsequently, a repair and improvement plan must be submitted and approved by a third-party professional association before work can resume. (Edited by Chen Ren-hua) 1150503