Some of the service areas along national freeways now have pet parks for people taking their dogs with them on road trips this summer, the Freeway Bureau said on Tuesday.
Pet parks are available in the Shiding (石碇), Guansi (關西), Nantou (南投), Gukeng (古坑) and Dongshan (東山) service areas, which are in New Taipei City, Hsinchu County, Nantou County, Yunlin County and Tainan respectively.
By the end of this year, the Sihu (西湖) service area in Miaoli County and Cingshuei (清水) service area in Taichung would also have pet parks, while one is to be launched next year at the Siluo (西螺) service area in Yunlin County, the bureau said.
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Pet parks are practical facilities, as many people have pets and drivers are now more likely to take their dogs with them on road trips, it said.
In the Gukeng service area, large and small dogs are separated by double-layer safety fences, while the Guansi and Dongshan service areas have dining areas where dogs and their owners can eat together, the bureau said.
All pet parks have turf and protective fences so that dogs can run and play, as well as a basic cleaning area for owners to wash their dogs’ paws and legs afterward, the bureau said.
Plastic bags are provided for the disposal of feces, it added.
Meanwhile, the bureau said that it has upgraded its 1968 App.
Aside from offering a real-time display of parking spaces available in each service area and information about electric vehicle charging stations, the app can now show drivers the nearest service area to them and its facilities, based on their mobile phone’s location, the bureau said.
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