The Taichung City Transportation Bureau said on the evening of the 20th that circulating claims of severe ground subsidence at the Fengyuan Transfer Center do not match the facts. The sinkage is on a pedestrian walkway on Dongren Street, and the center is operating normally.
The United Daily News reported that on the evening of the 20th a user posted on Threads claiming the ground at Taichung's Fengyuan Transfer Center had badly subsided and was affecting the underground scooter parking. The post quickly drew discussion.
광고 문의 · 300×250The bureau replied that night that the subsidence is on the Dongren Street pedestrian walkway, not at the main building or the underground parking. It said the claims did not match the facts and that the center, its underground parking and bus services were all running normally.
What the city is doing
The city's Public Works Bureau planned to excavate the walkway on the 21st to find the cause, then repair it based on the findings, promising to finish quickly. Safety barriers and traffic adjustments are in place, and pedestrians are asked to follow on-site guidance.
Further details on the cause, extent and repair timetable are not yet available and should become clear only after the excavation on the 21st. This paper could not independently verify the identity of the poster or the original post.
