A section of damaged bridge leading into Taipei from New Taipei City’s Sanchong District (三重) is to close overnight on Saturday for repairs, and would likely be fully repaired by Monday, the city said today.
An overpass on Provincial Highway No. 1 was damaged on Tuesday last week by a steel beam that fell from a flatbed trailer.
The beam damaged the road surface and guardrail, dropping debris onto the street below and disrupting traffic during the morning commute.
Photo: Lo Kuo-chia, Taipei Times
Original estimates predicted repairs to take two months, New Taipei City Maintenance Office head Cheng Li-hui (鄭立輝) said today.
However, round-the-clock efforts by various departments have pushed forward the timeline to Monday next week, he said.
Concrete is to be poured from 10pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday, during which time all lanes heading toward Taipei would be closed, Cheng said.
Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Government
The section of Chongan Road beneath the overpass would also continue to be closed, he said, adding that traffic would be redirected around the affected section.
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