Congested roads expected for Dragon Boat Festival

FOUR-DAY BREAK: Freeway driving would be toll-free between 12am to 5am on June 25, 26 and 27, but from 12am to 10am on the final day, a senior official said

Taipei Times
Date: May 27, 2020
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

A section of a freeway is pictured in an undated photograph.
Photo courtesy of the Freeway Bureau

An easing of the nation’s COVID-19 outbreak might persuade more people to take short-distance road trips during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday next month, creating freeway congestion, the National Freeway Bureau said yesterday.

The festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar.

“It generally falls between the end of May and mid-June, but because this year the fourth month of the lunar calendar is a leap month, the festival is later than usual.

The holiday weekend is to run from June 25 to 28.    [FULL  STORY]

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