Increased tourist numbers on Suhua Expressway vexes locals

The endless azure blue of sky and ocean and the seemingly boundless stream of boats leave a deep impression on Nanao visitors. However, since the completion of the new Suhua Expressway, the number of tourists visiting Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung on Taiwan's east coast has significantly increased. The large numbers of tourists have resulted in traffic congestion, causing severe inconvenience to local people's lives.

The fact that frequent traffic jams and the large volume of tourists have not translated into a significant benefit for local businesses has added insult to injury. Furthermore, despite Suao Police Precinct actively setting up contingency measures to slow the traffic tide, due to COVID-19 restrictions from traveling abroad, it has been largely ineffective at curbing tourist numbers. It appears that it may well be some time before the current traffic congestion problem is solved.

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蘇花改遊客大增 沿線地區民眾生活不便

海天一線的蔚藍景緻和絡繹不絕的船隻，是大眾對南方澳最深刻的印象。然而，由於台9線蘇花公路山區路段改善計畫的開通，大幅增加了到宜花東地區遊玩的旅客，大量的車潮造成交通壅塞，對當地人的生活亦造成許多不便。

大量的人潮並沒有為商家帶來相同程度的商機，塞車的問題卻嚴重影響著當地人的生活。為此，蘇澳分局針對疏通車潮積極設置相對的應變措施。積極的疏通依然未能應付報復性旅遊的人潮，交通壅塞的情況恐怕還是尚待解決的難題。

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