Car Speed Drops to 10KMs/HR at Freeway Intersection 國三轉國五連接道 時速低於10公里

Qingming Festival starts on April 2. It is reported that car speed is already less than 10 kilometers per hour where Freeway 3 connects to Freeway 5.

Strong gusts blew the entire row of trees and they kept shaking as the cold air front arrived on Friday. The Central Weather Bureau issued a special warning of strong winds, which will affect areas north of Tainan, the East Coast, and Kinmen and Matsu areas. Residents are asked to pay attention to strong wind gusts of magnitude 9 to 11. The temperature gets colder later into the night, and especially during the weekend, with the cloud and rain system moving eastward. This is when wet and cold weather will be most obviously felt.

Lin Ping-yu, Director, Weather Forecast Center, CWB: “The rain will be relatively more and the temperature will be lower. So this time is on Saturday and Sunday, everywhere will feel a little bit colder.”

The CWB reminds everyone that the temperature will drop significantly over the weekend, with a low of 14 degrees in the north and 16 to 17 degrees in the south and the East Coast. Moisture will lessen from Monday to Tuesday and the temperature will rise. But the temperature will still hover around 20 degrees during the day and evening. Weather experts reminded that the western half of Taiwan region is prone to dense fog due to the rising temperature during the holiday's close. The public should pay special attention to the weather conditions.

Chia Hsin-hsing, Weather Expert (Footage courtesy of Chia Hsin-hsing): “There is a chance of fog in Central and Southern Taiwan from April 4 to April 6 during the evening and early morning. So drivers should pay extra attention.”

Car speed is already less than 10 kilometers per hour where Freeway 3 connects to Freeway 5 in the Nangang area. The Freeway Bureau estimates hotel reservations in Yilan and the East Coast are 70 percent full during the holiday period. It is estimated that there will be a large number of tourist vehicles on Freeway 5.

Yu I-yun, Traffic Reporter: “Southbound on Freeway 5 will see heavy traffic starting from 9 to 10 a.m. There will be portions where the speed is lower than 40 km/hour. This situation will last late into the night.”

Freeway 5 will be congested on the first day of the holiday on April 2. The Freeway Bureau recommends that drivers who want to go southbound on Freeway 5 should preferably set off before 5 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Drivers going southbound on freeways in the western half of Taiwan are recommended to start driving after 12 p.m. 

強陣風吹得整排路樹不斷搖晃，周五開始冷氣團報到，氣象局發布強風特報，提醒台南以北，東半部以及金馬地區，要留意9到11級強陣風，氣溫方面將會越晚越冷，尤其週六週日伴隨華南雲雨系東移，全台濕冷感受會最明顯。

中央氣象局預報中心課長林秉煜表示：「下雨的部分相對比較多一點點，溫度又低，所以這段時間，在週六、週日，各地的感受是比較偏濕冷一點點的。」

氣象局提醒，週六週日降溫明顯，北部低溫14度，南部與東部低溫16到17度，周一到周二水氣收乾，溫度回升，不過早晚低溫仍不到20度，氣象專家提醒，收假日因氣溫回升西半部地區易有濃霧，民眾要特別留意天候狀況。

氣象專家賈新興說明：「4月4日到4月6日晚間和清晨，中南部地區有起霧的機會，所以我們開車的朋友要多加注意。」

國道路況部分，接近中午，國道3號南港轉接國道5號連接道，時速已經低於10公里，高公局分析，連假期間，東部宜花東地區訂房率達7成，預估國5將有大量旅遊車潮湧現。

國道路況預報員游衣芸說明：「國5南向從9時、10時開始就有車潮湧現，中間會有時速低於40的情形，這個情形會一直持續到深夜之後才會逐漸紓解。」

4月2日連假首日，國5將持續壅塞，高公局建議用路人若要利用國5南下，最好在早上5時前，或下午5時後出發，而要利用西部國道南下的用路人，則建議在中午12時以後再出發。