Hehuanshan may take traffic control in Mid-Autumn Festival / 秋節連假恐塞 台14甲線合歡山將交管　　　　　　　　　　

Every year during the snow or spring blossom season, traffic jams are inevitable on Hehuan Mountian's provincial Highway 14. But last year, the number of visitors jumped to 4,400 per day and the amount of traffic nearly tripled. As a result, the Directorate General of Highways is now planning to enforce traffic control for the coming Mid-Autumn Festival. But transporters of vegetables and fruit do not think that it's good idea. Every snow season, Hehuan Mountain always attracts many tourists to visit. However, most of the time tourists were jammed on the way, vehicles could line up as long as 6 kilometers. ==Visitor== We were jammed for about two to three hours. (Two to three hours?) Yes, yes. (Was it seriously jammed up there?) Can't go further. This year Hehuan Mountain has alpine roses all over the hills, and that again attract many tourists. Vehicles jammed at Provincial Highway 14, it was like a large parking lot. Directorate General of Highways plans to enforce traffic control over mid-autumn holidays, only 800 people will be allowed every morning. ==MR. WU, Staff of Renai Precinct Nantou County Police Bureau== We have to wait for Directorate General of Highways making an order, then we will enforce. Regarding on how to control the traffic, we will discuss by that time. From the 18th to 41st kilometer mark points at Provincial Highway 14, every morning from 6am to 11am, only tourists who show accommodation proofs, public transportation vehicles, tour buses, and official cars will be allowed to enter Hehuan Mountain, all others are restricted. But how about those trucks transporting vegetables and fruit? ==TRANSPORTER OF VEGETABLES FRUIT== Should allow transportation trucks, don't enforce traffic control whole day long. ==RESIDENT AT CHINGJING== On big days and holidays, should not allow vehicles driven up there. Fewer disturbances and less danger. Will new traffic control earns supports from the majority? How to regulate each type of vehicles? How to outweigh traveling quality and residents' rights? Many are waiting final decision from the Directorate General of Highways. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 瘋下雪，每年雪季的合歡山，總是吸引大批遊客上山，但大多數時間都是塞在路上，一堵就是6公里長。 ==遊客== 總共大概塞了兩三個小時 （兩三個小時)對啊 對啊 （上面很塞嗎)上不去了 今年合歡山高山杜鵑開得滿山遍野，也同樣吸引賞花人潮上山，台１４甲線從翠峰到合歡山，宛如大型停車場。交通部公路局計劃從今年中秋連假實施交通管制，每天上午開放800人次，但眼看距離中秋連假只剩一個月，就怕配套和宣導不足，執行時會爭議不斷。 ==南投仁愛分局交通承辦人 吳先生== 要等公路總局 提我們南投縣道安會報 才來做實施 至於怎麼管制 到時候才會討論 管制路段從台14甲線的18公里處到41公里，時間從早上6點到11點，除了住宿旅客、公共運輸、遊覽車及公務車外，一律禁止進人，首當其衝的就是蔬果運輸 ==蔬果運輸業者== 貨車 不要說管整天 這項措施，得到在地居民及接駁業者的認同，認為這樣能有效紓解交通壓力。 ==清境居民== 大的日子 假日 都不要讓車子上去 不會那麼亂 而且不會發生危險 塞車塞怕了，這項政策得到大多數肯定，但怎麼管？經常往返梨山與清境的民間車輛是否也在禁止之列，這些都需要公路局盡快提出方案，兼顧風景區旅遊品質與居民權益。 記者 黃千容 彭煥群 南投報導