Scaring nearby residents, the sinkhole is only two or three meters away from residential buildings. After emergency repairs, it collapsed again, causing a road collapse accident in the bustling Taipei city in the early morning
Taipei City, with aging municipal facilities, has experienced another road collapse accident since May this year, with a huge sinkhole located only 2 to 3 meters away from residential buildings.
According to Taiwan's China Times News Network, a collapse occurred near Guide Street on Nanjing West Road in Taipei City at around 11 pm on the 8th. A pit about 1.5 meters wide and 1 meter deep appeared in the center of the road. After emergency grouting treatment, it resumed traffic at noon on the 9th. Unexpectedly, the range of soil excavation has expanded, and a settlement point appeared again on the road surface 3 meters away from the original sinkhole in the early morning of the 10th, only 2 to 3 meters away from residential buildings. The Taipei City Government urgently closed the two-way lane from Xining North Road to Huanhe North Road on Nanjing West Road, calling on the public to change lanes in advance.
Sinkhole
According to reports, the location of the Tiankeng collapse was in front of 315 Nanjing West Road in Datong District, near Guide Street. After grouting and emergency repair, it collapsed again, frightening nearby residents. Preliminary analysis shows that the cause of the collapse is tidal action and soil erosion caused by groundwater erosion. The local government has sent personnel to reinforce and monitor it. According to the judgment of the structural engineer, it does not affect the safety of the building temporarily.
At present, a command center has been established on site in Taipei City. The Health Department stated that due to damage to the sewage pipeline, the top priority is to first seal the water with concrete to prevent continuous soil and rock loss. Currently, construction is planned to be carried out in front of 458 Nanjing West Road, and the two-way lanes will be temporarily closed.
The collapse that occurred in May
According to a report by Hong Kong's China News Agency on May 14th, on May 13th, a sinkhole measuring 15 meters in length, 3 meters in width, and 3 meters in depth appeared in an alley next to a construction site in Xinyi District, Taipei. The local government stated that it is continuing to inject grout into the pit, and a total of 16 nearby households have been evacuated, with no one injured.
Some Taipei citizens and netizens have expressed that in the past decade or so, Taipei's infrastructure construction has been relatively backward, and the urban area of Taipei is also relatively dilapidated. They hope that the government will pay more attention to people's livelihoods.