New Taipei City Pushes Forward Three Park Underground Parking Projects Amid Funding Hurdles

New Taipei City is pushing forward with plans to alleviate parking shortages in the densely populated Sanchong and Luzhou districts, with Mayor Hou Yu-ih and the Department of Transportation providing updates on ongoing projects. The city is actively managing 8 parking lot construction initiatives in the area.

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Kaiyuan Park project's tender for supervision and design review is expected to be announced in late June.

During a city council questioning session, Councilor Li Weng-yueh pressed for details on the progress of underground parking projects at Kaiyuan Park, Liuzhang Park, and Yongsheng Park. Mayor Hou confirmed that the tender for the supervision and design review of the Kaiyuan Park project is expected to be announced in late June. The Liuzhang and Datong projects are awaiting funding from the central government's Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program, while the Yongsheng Park project is still in the planning stages, complicated by existing structures that affect excavation ratios.

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The Liuzhang and Datong projects are awaiting central government funding, and the Yongsheng project is in planning, but this project has above-ground structures, involving excavation ratios and other issues. The city government is fully promoting it.

Transportation Bureau Chief Chung Ming-shih elaborated that the land for the three park parking projects is secured. He noted that while 17 above-ground parking structures are already in use or nearing completion in the Sanchong-Luzhou area, the city's parking management fund faces a 9 billion NT dollar deficit. Resource allocation requires a city-wide consideration, not solely focused on this specific region.

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The land for the three park parking projects is already there and will not change. We hope those under construction will be completed first. The planned projects are already in place, and the city government has applied for Forward-looking Program subsidies.

Chung added that the Liuzhang and Datong projects have applied for Forward-looking Program subsidies and are awaiting confirmation. The Yongsheng project is being planned this year, with efforts to navigate the complexities of existing above-ground facilities and park multi-use regulations, which typically limit underground development to half the park area. The city is committed to advancing these plans.

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New Taipei City's parking management fund has a debt of 9 billion NT dollars, and financial resources are limited. Resource allocation needs to consider the entire city, not just the Sanchong-Luzhou area.