Jialan Report 98 – Trial for Lalengleng Bridge

Lalengleng Bridge (拉冷冷橋) was originally scheduled for completion in mid-June. However, a downpour of rain during Tomb Sweeping Festival (清明節) brought with it a great deal of uncertainty. In the early hours of April 6, the downpour led to a sudden and unexpected swelling of the river, causing serious damage to the construction site. An array of construction equipment and materials were washed away, and two cranes remain buried in the riverbed. Additionally, a freight container used as the site office vanished, and the temporary access bridge was badly damaged.

Based on past experience, the Taimali River does not usually begin swelling to such levels until mid-May, when the rainy season arrives. The construction unit had expected to complete the steel engineering work before the start of the rainy season, and no one imagined that a sudden downpour during Tomb Sweeping Festival would inflict such unprecedented destruction.

Currently, it appears that an extension of the completion date will be unavoidable, and questions such as “When will work recommence?” and “Will ‘spring showers’ cause even more damage?” are impossible to answer at this time. Another worrying factor is that with the temporary bridge badly damaged, construction workers will be forced to take a long detour on the steep mountain road; this all comes at a time when the busy millet season is fast approaching.

PeoPo 公民新聞 by 嘉蘭報告

Jialan Report 98 – Trial for Lalengleng Bridge

URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/110189

(以下是中文對照)

嘉蘭報告98--拉冷冷橋的考驗

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台東嘉蘭的拉冷冷橋原本預定要在6月中完工，但是，清明節期間的一場雨給這座橋帶來不確定因素。4月6日凌晨，突然暴漲的太麻里溪溪水，在施工現場造成嚴重的損害。許多施工機具和材料被大水沖走，兩部吊車沈埋在溪水中。當工寮使用的貨櫃屋消失了，一旁通往拉冷冷的溪底便橋也沖毀了。

根據以往的經驗，太麻里溪都是在5月中梅雨季來的時候才會溪水暴漲，造成災情，施工單位原本要在梅雨季之前完成鋼構工程，沒想到清明期間的一場春雨，就帶來意想不到的破壞。

現在延期完工看來是無可避免了。什麼時候可以再重新動工?梅雨季會不會再造成新的破壞?這都是拉冷冷橋的不確定因素。另一個令人擔憂的是，溪底便橋沖垮了，現在要去拉冷冷工作的人又要遶又遠又陡的山路了，而接下來的一段時間正是拉冷冷的小米田要開始忙的時候。

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