Cracks appear at Losheng Sanatorium – No relocation says DORTS

Engineer Wang Wei-ming (王偉明) has been concerned over the Department of Rapid Transit Systems [DORTS] (台北市捷運局) construction of a maintenance depot on the Xinzhuang line for a very long time. Standing in front of DORTS, Wang Wei-ming used diagrams to illustrate that the original Losheng Sanatorium (樂生療養院), in addition to the new section (now called Losheng Sanatorium Hui Long District (樂生療養院迴龍院區)) were in danger of collapse after cracks appeared around three months ago. Deputy Director of DORTS, Xie Yu-yen (謝宇衍), stressed that there were no signs of sliding and that the situation was under control. He added that with the engineering methods necessary in order to ensure the safety of all three parties involved - depot, hospital district, and residents – cracks in the residential buildings were difficult to avoid. Cries of "immediately relocate and backfill the earth" from students and protestors, were met with a defiant assurance that there would be no relocation. The attempt by protestors and students to deliver a model of Xinzhuang Maintenance Depot to the transit authority resulted in a tussle with the police. Finally, a student representative said that the next stage would be to approach those with power over DORTS - the Department of Health and Executive Yuan (衛生署與行政院) - where they would demand that officials command DORTS to immediately suspend construction and relocate.

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Cracks appear at Losheng Sanatorium – No relocation says DORTS (by CJ Civil Media)
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樂生新舊院區裂縫擴大中 捷運局:不遷廠 ( 公民行動影音紀錄資料庫 )

長期關注樂生療養院移作新莊捷運機廠用地的工程師王偉明，在台北市捷運局前以圖說明樂生舊院區與新院區（樂生療養院迴龍院區）可能共同陷落，山坡滑落的危機較三個月前大增。捷運局北工處副處長謝宇衍則強調邊坡無滑動現象，全在掌握範圍內。為了維持機廠、院區及院民三方的安全，目前施作的工程讓房舍出現裂縫是難免的；面對樂青學生及抗議民眾「立即遷廠、土方回填」的陳情訴求，他立刻表示：「不遷廠。」抗議學生欲將新莊機廠模型送還給捷運局，過程中與警方推擠。最後學生代表表示，接下來將找上捷運局的「上面單位」衛生署與行政院，要官員命令捷運局立即停工遷廠。

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