ROC Taiwan 2002

ROC Yearbook 2002

Transportation
The suspension bridge over the Kaoping River symbolizes Taiwan's recent economic progress and engineering achievements. (Photo by Berlin Chi)
  1. Railways
    1. High-speed Railway
    2. Underground Railway Projects
    3. Upgrading Eastern Railways
  2. Harbors and Shipping
    1. Kaohsiung Harbor
    2. Anping Harbor
    3. Keelung Harbor
    4. Taichung Harbor
    5. Hualien Harbor
    6. Suao Harbor
    7. Affiliate Harbors
      1. Makung Harbor
      2. Putai Harbor
      3. Taipei Harbor
  3. Civil Aviation
  4. Highways and Freeways
    1. Sun Yat-sen Freeway
    2. New Freeways
    3. Freeway Traffic Control
    4. Tolls
  5. Urban Traffic
    1. Taipei's Traffic Challenge
    2. Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System Development Plan (First Phase)
    3. Rapid Transit in Other Cities
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Transportation Administration

Transportation facilities are administered by several government agencies, including the national Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) and various municipal-level agencies. Each agency has different responsibilities depending on the type of transportation.

The MOTC has eight offices, departments, and divisions, three of which are devoted to various modes of transportation: Railways and Highways 路政司, Posts and Telecommunications 郵電司, and Navigation and Aviation 航政司. Numerous other MOTC committees are responsible for setting and administering transportation and communications policies. Local municipal units are primarily responsible for developing adequate municipal transportation facilities but have significant power over provincial and national transportation facilities located within their city limits.

The private sector participates in many areas of transportation, but it is especially prominent in the airline, airport, and shipping sectors. Private sector influence is certain to expand, as the government moves toward greater privatization and encourages increased private investment.
A well-developed transportation network is essential to the Republic of China's export-oriented economy. Therefore, transportation has always been an important priority in national development programs, from the Ten Major Construction Projects 十大建設 of the 1970s through the Six-year National Development Plan 國家建設六年計畫 and the Asia-Pacific Regional Operations Center Plan 亞太營運中心計畫 of the 1990s. The importance of having a good transportation infrastructure was extremely evident after the September 21, 1999 earthquake, as damaged roads and bridges hampered rescue efforts and threatened to paralyze the island's economy. Considerable resources are thus being devoted to ensuring that businesses in Taiwan enjoy the advantages of an extensive and efficient transportation network. At the beginning of this century, the ROC government is integrating advanced technologies with humanitarian concerns in construction, services, and equitable resource distribution.


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