“Hehuan Mountain Snow Season” to Kick Off on New Year’s Day 2016; Traffic Control Measures Announced

▲Hehuan Mountain Snow Scene. File photo. (Photo /Ai Kuai’s Home)

By reporter Cai Wenjun / Comprehensive Report

Hehuan Mountain will enter a 60-day snow season starting from New Year’s Day 2016. The Taroko National Park Headquarters has released the “Key Points of Traffic Control During the Hehuan Mountain Snow Season,” with adjustments such as early starts, extensions, or cancellations to be determined based on snow conditions.

The Taroko National Park Headquarters stated,the Hehuan Mountain snow season runs from January 1 to February 29, 2016,with main traffic control sections being the section from Dayuling to Hehuan Mountain Visitor Center on Provincial Highway 14A and from Cuifeng to Hehuan Mountain Visitor Center.

The Taroko National Park Headquarters pointed out,that the peak periods of the snow season are Sundays and holidays (1/1–1/3; 1/9–1/10; 1/16–1/17; 1/23–1/24; 1/31; 2/20–2/21; 2/27–2/29), as well as the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday period..

In addition, the Taroko National Park Headquarters also noted,during the snow season, if roads are covered with snow or ice, preventive closures of controlled sections may be implemented from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next day, depending on actual conditions. If nighttime closures are required due to snowy roads, confirmation will be made before 3 p.m. on the same day. The park authority also explained that the above traffic control measures are enforced during snowfall or snow accumulation, while traffic guidance measures are in place when there is no snow..

For more details, please visit: the official website of Taroko National Park