Economic planner approves plan for bridge on Kinmen
Taipei, Feb. 8 (CNA) The country’s top economic planner, the Council for Economic Planning and Development, approved Monday a plan for a bridge linking the islands of Kinmen and Lieyu, also known as Xiao Kinmen, in that outlying county.
Construction for the 5.43 km bridge between Hushia in Kinmen and Houtou on Lieyu will begin by the end of this year with a total cost cost of NT$5.7 billion (US$177.59 million) , according to the plan drawn up by the county.
The plan will still require Cabinet approval.
With 4.78 km of it stretching over the sea, the bridge will take six years to build, with completion expected in 2105.
Kinmen Magistrate Lee Wo-shih, who was present when the council approved the plan, said the bridge is “necessary for the overall development of the county.”
Under the plan, the bridge will have two lanes, in addition to one bicycle lane in either direction that could be converted into car lanes if necessary.
The bridge will generate a net value of NT$2.6 billion in transportation cost savings and tourism in the first five years of its opening, which would represent a return of 8.21 percent on the investment, according to Lee. (By Maubo Chang)
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