This project running east to west starts from Provincial Highway 1 in Zuoying of Kaohsiung in the west to the local side of National Freeway 3 in Yanpu in Pingtung. With a total length of 23.3km, the expressway has six exits from the west to the east including the interchange to National Highway 1, interchange to National Highway 10, Yida 2nd Road Interchange, interchange to Provincial Highway 29, interchange to Provincial Highway 3 and interchange to Provincial Highway 27.
The project was reviewed by the 401th EIA Review Board Meeting by the EPA on July 21, 2021. As the project requires a stage 2 EIA according to Annex 2, Article 19 of the “Enforcement Rules of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act,” the Freeway Board, developing entity, approved the start of the stage 2 EIA when no objection was made by the review board members at the meeting. In the future, it will take about 1-2 years for the project scope defining and EIA report investigation before the stage 2 EIA review. After the completion of stage 2 EIA in 2021-2026, the project will be submitted to the Executive Yuan for approval before proceeding with project design, urban planning change, land expropriation and construction. Overall, the project will be completed in 2033.
On June 22, 2021, DGH sent us the “Kaohsiung-Pingtung East-West Expressway II” Integrated Planning Term Report and Pre-MOTC Submission Documentary Review Record in Letter Lu-Gui-Hua-Zi No. 1100076314A. The correction of the term report is in progress. TBKC is gathering opinions on the potential bottlenecked sections of the opposite lanes and main lane.
In addition, in response to the developmental needs of the industrial clusters along Kaohsiung-Pingtung Expressway II and the connection with the economic and trade parks, port and airport in Kaohsiung City, TBKC already made a written request for a detailed evaluation of the need for additional dual directional ramps between the main lanes and the interchange to National Highway 1 in the southeast and southwest to the Freeway Bureau on July 26, 2021. Currently, the deliberation by Freeway Bureau is in progress.
