tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1190686878319558767..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Post Christmas Construction Industrial State BluesMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73608005891826058492012-12-26T19:16:15.747+08:002012-12-26T19:16:15.747+08:00I posted a map of what apparently is supposed to b...I posted a map of what apparently is supposed to be the new route: Smack through the East Rift Valley. <br />http://www.intaiwan.de/2012/12/25/taiwan-east-coast-expressway/Klaushttp://www.intaiwan.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-54359950598260504442012-12-26T12:47:26.033+08:002012-12-26T12:47:26.033+08:00Taidung and Hualien are so corrupt... no way you&#...Taidung and Hualien are so corrupt... no way you're going to keep the pigs away from the trough.lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-79992798783233897592012-12-26T12:15:19.160+08:002012-12-26T12:15:19.160+08:00On the reservoirs short - that's only for Taic...On the reservoirs short - that's only for Taichung, not all of Taiwan.<br /><br />Down here in the south, Wushantou reservoir is currently at 77% capacity and the water supply to the Chianan irrigation canal has been temporarily shut off. <br /><br />I was also wrong about the desiltation of Tseng-wen reservoir; the WRA did not get most of the sediment out. I was there just over a week ago and the back end of the reservoir is full - maybe 10m-15m deep, and yet the reservoir is only at 56% capacity. There is ongoing work for removing the sediment and a plan for adding a new weir and culvert system for preventing future recurrence of the problem, but the budget has yet to be approved.<br /><br />Liyutan reservoir is the only one in Miaoli I haven't seen yet.Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-9393175545004585822012-12-26T12:08:36.880+08:002012-12-26T12:08:36.880+08:00This is also ridiculous because they're upgrad...This is also ridiculous because they're upgrading the rail line at the same time. And if even that isn't enough, then adding a second track would probably suffice, and without having as large an impact on the environment as building more highway lanes.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654770225487196179noreply@blogger.com