Hsinchu City's 118 Million Dollar Cycling Stadium Renovation Turns Into Ruin

Hsinchu City's ambitious 118 million NT dollar renovation of its cycling stadium has left athletes with a "ruined" facility, according to city councilors. Six months after completion and acceptance, the stadium is unusable, plagued by cracked, waterlogged outdoor tracks and leaky indoor walls.

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The city government spent 118 million NT dollars to improve the cycling stadium, but it was repaired into a ruin. Tree branches lie by the roadside.

City Councilor Liu Yen-ling lambasted the project during a city council meeting, highlighting that athletes must still travel to other counties for training. She questioned how such substandard work, which has rendered the stadium a "ruin" that "no athlete dares to practice in," could pass inspection. Liu suggested the stadium's poor condition might be a "big secret" of Mayor Kao Hung-an's administration, drawing parallels to the handling of the city's baseball stadium.

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Hsinchu City Councilor Liu Yen-ling pointed out at the city council meeting on the 11th that the cycling stadium improvement project, funded by the city government with 118 million NT dollars, has been completed and accepted for half a year, but not a single competition has been held. It has already become a ruin with cracked and waterlogged tracks.

Media commentator Wang Chieh-min sarcastically praised Kao's administration on Facebook, noting the "powerful" feat of turning a usable stadium into a ruin with a 118 million NT dollar investment. He expressed admiration for the "choice of Hsinchu Science Park people."

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The city government will ask the contractor to complete the improvements within the warranty period. Subsequently, the city government will also allocate funds for relevant optimization and improvement projects. The city government will also comprehensively evaluate the feasibility of building an indoor 250-meter track for athletes' training venues.

Mayor Kao Hung-an acknowledged the issues, stating the city would demand the contractor make improvements under warranty. She also mentioned plans to allocate funds for further optimization and evaluate the feasibility of building an indoor 250-meter track. However, councilors remain critical, pointing out that the entire process, from design changes to construction and acceptance, occurred under Kao's tenure, leaving them to question the administration's handling of public funds and project oversight.

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It's too powerful, Kao Hung-an. She spent 118 million NT dollars to repair the cycling stadium and turned a usable stadium into a ruin. After acceptance, no cyclist dared to use it for half a year.