National freeway 5 is a

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, which begins in

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at Nangang Junction on National freeway 3 and ends in

Su-ao, Yilan Suao Township (), alternately romanized as Su-ao or Su'ao, is located in southern Yilan County, Taiwan, is an urban township that is famous for its seafood restaurants and cold springs. It is a terminus of National Highway No. 5, the Suao ...

on Masai Road. Although it was called the Beiyi Freeway (Chinese abbreviation for Taipei to Yilan) prior to its final completion in June 2006, the official name is the Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Freeway, after the early twentieth century Taiwanese political activist and Yilan native

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Major cities along the route

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(although this route passes through the mountainous area) *

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Intersections with other freeways and expressways

* National freeway 3 at Nangang JCT. in

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Lanes

The lanes in each direction are listed below. *2 lanes: **Nangang Junction – Su-ao Interchange

Traffic rules

The speed limit in the

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section is 90 km/h. The separation distance is 50 m.

Toll Stations

Only a toll station named and located in

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, Yilan County is now active. Other toll stations on interchanges are not working until fare changed to based on mileages. As of July 2008, Toucheng Toll Station has started

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service.

Exit list

Notes

The section between Toucheng Township and Suao Township of Yilan County was completed in January 2006.

between

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and

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is 12.9 km long. It is the fifth longest road

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in the world. Extension to

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is planned, but the construction is suspended due to environmental concerns.

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located in Taipei water preservation area, is temporarily opened before the

completed. It will not open to public due to environmental protection issues. The water on the freeway is collected by the water processing plant to prevent polluting the preservation area.

Su-Hua Freeway

Su-Hua Freeway (蘇花高速公路) is a future freeway project executed by

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. It will be constructed between

and

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. It may cost over 100 billion

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s to build. Due to environmental protection issues, this project is temporarily suspended. The next item will be Hua-dong Freeway and South Link Freeway.

Realignment of Su-Hua Highway

In 2008, a realignment of the

Su-Hua Highway The Suhua Highway (), also called the Suao-Hualien Highway, is a section of the Provincial Highway 9 (Taiwan), Provincial Highway 9 in Taiwan, starting at Su'ao, Su'ao Township, Yilan County and ending at Hualien City, Hualien County. With a ...

was suggested, which was named "Suhuati." It would be between

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and Heping, Hualien, and would cost approximately billion to build. In 2010, the project was renamed to Suhuagai. The project was intended to improve dangerous sections between Suao and Chongde; the MOTC said it will start construction in 201

References

*http://www.freeway.gov.tw/ *http://www.taneeb.gov.tw/home.htm {{Freeways and Expressways in Taiwan Highways in Taiwan, Freeway 5