環境影響評估報告書原始資料
搶救阿塱壹古道論述彙整
2011.11.06
自然生態篇
墾丁國家公園需要生態廊道：
1983年成立初期至2005年，紀錄中的17種大型哺乳類動物，有7種可能自區域滅絕：白面鼯鼠、穿山甲、水獺、黃鼠狼、麝香貓、石虎、台灣長鬃山羊，3種瀕臨危險：食蟹獴、山羌、大赤鼯鼠。(參照 裴家麒 墾丁國家公園哺乳類動物的現況與保育 台灣林業科學19(3) 199-204 2004)
裴家麒與許多生態教授指出，南仁山區是墾丁地區哺乳類動物最多地區，遊憩與道路卻引進更多的干擾源。長期而言，有必要在國家公園的北方規劃生態廊道，以重建或強化北方森林族群對墾丁族群的救援任務。
最後的自然海岸線，世界級生態廊道：
台灣有全世界生態多樣性第二的美名(第一名為非洲東南邊的馬達加斯加)，更擁有世界級的生態廊道，在短短60公里內(北起北大武山，南至墾丁熱帶海域)，將四大氣候區(熱帶、亞熱帶、溫帶、寒帶)的生態系統全部涵蓋，維持中央山脈大族群(source)，救援恆春半島小族群(sink)的連結性，阿塱壹古道是目前恆春半島生態廊道的關鍵路徑，擁有6條孕育迴游性魚蝦蟹，無可替代的天然野溪，和台灣僅存的自然海岸線生態永續資源。
綠蠵龜與椰子蟹本島最後棲息地：
綠蠵龜是全世界瀕臨絕種的物種，過往在台灣東部及南部沙灘常有蹤跡，後來因丟擲消波塊、海岸公路的貫通與棲地受破壞，目前本島僅存最有可能讓綠蠵龜上岸產卵的地點，就在阿塱壹古道一段約500m的沙灘(當地耆老曾在此看過綠蠵龜上岸產卵，也有多人看到其在海岸邊覓食的身影，但環評書卻說：本區無沙灘，亦無產卵紀錄)。同時台26線的隧道出入口就在沙灘附近，施工期間的破壞與通車之後的人潮干擾，勢必讓台灣本島最後綠蠵龜上岸產卵的地方消失，台灣在世界保育的污名將再添一筆。
椰子蟹是我國唯一保育類甲殼動物，在2006年12月21日「台灣全記錄」節目中被記錄到；中央研究院陳章波的研究也指出，除綠島剩80隻椰子蟹外，古道為本島唯一可能的棲息地。可見本地海岸林對椰子蟹有多重要，然而嚴謹的環評調查書卻隻字未提椰子蟹的調查資料。
台26線安朔至港口段環境影響差異分析報告書記錄中，道路沿線有15種稀有種植物，25種特有種植物，18種特有種動物，36種特有亞種動物，包含4種一級保育類、26種二級保育類、19種三級保育類。
備註：節錄自台26線安朔至港口段公路整體改善計畫環境影響差異分析報告書：
發現瀕臨絕種之第一級保育類4種（遊隼、黃鸝、綠蠵龜、金龜）；珍貴稀有之第二級保育類26種（穿山甲、麝香貓、食蟹獴、台灣山羊、唐白鷺、日本松雀鷹、赤腹鷹、鳳頭蒼鷹、松雀鷹、灰面鵟鷹、灰澤鵟、澤鵟、黑鳶、大冠鷲、紅隼、彩鷸、蒼燕鷗、紅頭綠鳩、領角鴞、烏頭翁、台灣畫眉、蛇蜥、唐水蛇、百步蛇、食蛇龜、柴棺龜）及其他應予保育之第三級保育類19種（台灣獼猴、白鼻心、山羌、燕鴴、大杓鷸、紅尾伯勞、白尾鴝、鉛色水鶇、台灣藍鵲、金線蛙、梭德氏草蜥、錦蛇、鉛色水蛇、斯文豪氏遊蛇、雨傘節、眼鏡蛇、環紋赤蛇、龜殼花、黃裳鳳蝶）。其中瀕臨絕種之第一級保育類1 種（金龜）、珍貴稀有之第二級保育類8 種（麝香貓、台灣山羊、灰澤鵟、澤鵟、彩鷸、唐水蛇、百步蛇、柴棺龜）及其他應予保育之第三級保育類6 種（大杓鷸、鉛色2-88水鶇、金線蛙、鉛色水蛇、斯文豪氏遊蛇、環紋赤蛇）並未於現場調查發現，僅為文獻紀錄。
道路開發過程造成傷害，營運後環境的破壞更是加劇
隧道在炸山與開挖過程，產生的噪音、污水、土方不會對棲地、地層與水脈衝擊嗎？在施工的過程沿海岸線所搭的便道，就像一把鋒利的刀切開了海岸的生態平衡，不僅對動物造成輾壓死亡，像行動緩慢的保育類動物椰子蟹，更會死傷慘重，但是卻只需在施工過程觀察死傷的情形，然後在死傷較大之處增設動物廊道，就認為可解決棲地破碎化及動物大量死傷，動物廊道成為公路開發的邪惡化妝師。
能成功經過廊道的生物與被壓死的生物量來比較，可說是天差地別，廊道只是讓人類的開發道路犧牲無數生靈，減少一些愧疚感，並無法真正保護棲地與物種的延續。
研究顯示，道路興建後將造成當地的生物無數死傷，對於棲息在此區的動植物，更是造成各種不同層次的影響，其結果都是負面的。
自然地景篇
高雄師範大學地理學系退休教授宋國城指出，從佳樂水至南田沿海的海岸地質，保留了約1千萬前的古地理景觀，九棚到南田段的懸崖峭壁上，處處可見大陸斜坡環境所特有的沉積崩移構造遺跡。這是台灣島上唯一可見，且保存良好的地理景觀，具有申請世界地質遺產的資格。
宋國城解釋，一千萬年前的台灣尚處於太平洋海底，現在的恆春半島相當於當時的大陸斜坡到深海沖積扇的古地理位置。現今外露於佳樂水海岸的奇岩怪石，代表當時深海沖積扇的遺跡，由佳樂水往北到南田海岸的岩層代表當時的古大陸斜坡的遺跡。1991年經濟部中央地質調查所的〈5萬分之1恆春半島地質圖幅與說明書〉中即記載相關研究結論。「回想起觀音鼻的美麗礫灘，悅耳的礫石滾動聲。如今墾丁國家公園的海岸已經被商業化了，九棚沙漠也淪陷了，阿塱壹豈能不救？」。原文引用：http://e-info.org.tw/node/67976
公路效益篇
一條浪費人民納稅錢，犧牲文化、生態與永續價值的海岸公路
墾丁現有一年650萬人次的遊憩壓力，道路棋盤式的日夜切割，已讓墾丁國家公園的生態資源危如累卵。台26線旭海-南田段貫通，最大的經濟效益是：台東與墾丁往來節省40分鐘時間。為了40分鐘我們付出的代價是：恆春半島東岸也淪陷，成為複製西部旅遊的浩劫，爭相以吸引觀光人數，來做為觀光的績效。而交通部所估計東岸未來每年旅遊運量，是目前的25倍之多。
一旦貫通，周邊道路系統將不斷拓寬、成長、往未開發地區延伸以消化龐大的人車潮。依據台26線環境影響差異分析報告書(台26線安朔至港口段計畫改善道路位置圖)，安朔至旭海段的貫通只是全線拓寬的第一階段，未來連同屏199甲線、台26線旭海至港仔路段、屏200線、屏200甲線將一併拓寬並新設牡丹至分水嶺的隧道。
週邊道路系統的拓寬，將形成更大規模的棋盤式切割，屠殺萬年生態廊道的看不見的手(Road Killers)，將恆春半島與中央山脈一切為二，帶來可怕的車潮與干擾、污染、破壞，全面斬斷國家公園的生態廊道系統，造成不可逆的孤島效應。
經建會已於2011年6月27日通過台9線南迴公路改善計畫，從2011年至2017年，七年為期編列190.39億元，進行車道拓寬、隧道施工截彎取直等工程，完工目標提前至2016年。完工後高雄到台東預計可節省五十分鐘車程。可以大幅改善台東對外的交通狀況，顯然再開台26線已是浪費公帑，重覆投資。
南田到旭海段全長約12公里，公路總局承受民間壓力，避開一段自然海岸線，增設兩座隧道(預算暴增20億)，加上原先的隧道共3678公尺，卻仍有8公里的公路是緊鄰海岸線，全台最後僅存的自然海岸線依舊名存實亡，極具保存價值的阿塱壹古道將殘破不堪，留給民眾的將是虛耗39億、醜陋的消波塊海岸與運送核廢料的公路，歷史文化、原始地景與多樣生態將一去不復返。
歷史文化篇
目前泛稱的阿塱壹古道，位處台東縣最南端的達仁鄉南田村與屏東縣牡丹鄉旭海村的交界，為琅嶠卑南古道的一部分。阿塱壹古道見證台灣族群千年的遷移史，是台灣最早且尚存完整的古道，原住民往返前後山、清人圍剿朱一貴之亂的餘黨、英人泰勒記遊、牡丹社事件潘文杰斡旋、二戰末期日軍炸毀等歷史歷歷在目。
這裡是早期原住民自恆春半島通往台東的主要遷徙路徑。最初卑南族與排灣族在此交會，後來阿美族、斯卡羅族落地生根，時至今日，漢人(閩南人、客家人與外省人)也都來了，因著族群的交會，孕育著豐富多元的文化。
法律與政策篇
一、公路總局違背行政院國家永續發展委員會推動「永續海岸整體發展方案」，維持自然海岸線比例不再降低，並回復海岸自然風貌。
二、公路總局違背行政院「永續海岸願景與發展策略」：為確保台灣自然海岸線不再損失，避免不當設海岸工程，衝擊自然環境平衡，應以回復海岸自然風貌為願景。
三、公路總局把安朔到旭海的自然海岸線當作欲改善的道路來興建，公然違背馬英九總統愛台十二建設環境保育的承諾：復育海岸新生，以回復海岸美麗自然風貌。
四、開發台26線違背環境基本法第二條破壞野生生物、人文史蹟與自然遺產，且開發損及後代永世之文化自然遺產（阿塱壹古道）；違背環境基本法第三條：基於國家長期利益，經濟、科技及社會發展均應兼顧環境保護。但經濟、科技及社會發展對環境有嚴重不良影響或有危害之虞者，應環境保護優先；違背環境基本法第二十條，保護海洋環境、強化海岸管理的精神。
現況分析
屏東環境保護聯盟自2006年起開始，關注交通部「台26線安朔至旭海段公路整體改善計畫」，也就是縱貫阿塱壹古道的開發計畫。目前台東縣境內南田村至塔瓦溪路段(第五標、第六標)工程已於2010年12月完工，屏東縣境內第一標至第四標工程雖經環保團體不斷質疑、抗爭，也只在路線上避開所謂道路兩旁的生態敏感區，並在爭議聲中於2010年12月1日通過環境差異分析，以山線替代海線的施工方式(內縮200公尺)。台灣最後一段的天然海岸線，至此面臨隨時被貫通的命運。
屏東環境保護聯盟與屏東縣教師會生態教育中心發起連署運動與體驗行動，希望透過讓更多人體驗阿塱壹古道之美，並凝聚眾人之力，產生強大的社會與論，為阿塱壹爭取永恆的曙光。
經過環保團體多年的倡議，屏東縣政府在2011年1月28日將阿塱壹古道頒布暫定自然保留區，並於2011年7月28日宣布展延半年，為阿塱壹古道爭取到一年的喘息空間。
願景篇
終結環島公路的迷思：阿塱壹古道的展望
『緩島』的起點：一項公民開創生態運動的邀約
宛如璞玉般的海岸線，著名南田石礫石灘、美麗沙丘、椰子蟹、特殊海岸珊瑚礁植被及海岸林，這裡就是聞名的阿塱壹古道。她遠在16世紀外來民族尚未進入台灣之前，即為魯凱族、排灣族、卑南族及阿美族活動其間，因過去長期軍管而仍保留古道殘基及原始風貌，成為全國唯一僅存未開海岸公路的路段，並有著未開發過的寧靜與原始。
然而自上個世紀的七零年代，交通部公路總局擬定環島公路網開發計畫以來，古道就蒙上了遲早要被公路貫通的壓力。2002年，政府宣示撤除軍管的山區、海岸檢查哨，國防單位也不再堅持附近的軍事管控，環島公路網的最後一段拼圖(旭海-南田段)，也正式通過環境影響評估，得到了拼湊起來的機會，阿塱壹古道正式面臨被開通的命運。
為了搶救台灣島最後的自然海岸線，民間團體從2006年開始關注，喚起了無數的民眾關心這段最後一塊處女地，走過的民眾幾乎都會反對道路的開發，因為她美的像一塊璞玉，又地處偏僻毫無公路開發的經濟效益。
台灣環海綿長1172公里的海岸線，硬梆梆被環島公路包覆著，成為快速切割的生態殺手與生冷的消波塊、擋土牆等水泥建築形成的『堡島』，讓台灣濱海的生態系統，與孕育生命的海洋斷裂。現在連最後環島公路網1/100的天然海岸線也不放過。
『環島公路網』最後的缺口旭海-南田段，在2010年12月1日通過環評差異分析，代表著台灣將被水泥封口，成為堡島告別海洋與生態。但是，我們沒有悲觀的權利，希望以『緩島』的樂活，來替代『環島公路』的迷思。
觀光的功能元素，包括觀光資源（吸引力）、交通運輸、生態資源服務系統、整合行銷宣傳、旅遊資訊提供等五大項。而『環島公路網』只注重交通運輸的開發，忽略了其他四項軟體功能的建置。獨重硬體的道路開發，更是毀掉其他四項軟體的殺手。
現有的路廊已足夠服務一年30-50萬的生態旅遊人口，超過即是生態超負荷，邁向生態系統崩解的命運。台26線貫通，暴增的運量，將呈摧枯拉朽之姿，陷其他軟體被土地增值與人貨快速積累的開發壓力，將不可逆的導致其生態旅遊魅力消失。
我們正邁出第一步，邀請更多公民來體驗阿塱壹，展演另一項不靠公路也能永續發展的生態旅遊模式。未來希望有更多人來示範低密度的生態旅遊模式給當地居民，消費在當地的民宿、餐館、雜貨店等。每人消費2000元，一年30萬人次*2000元等於6億元，相當於交通部規劃一年495萬人*120元(估計路過遊客的消費金額)等於5.94億元的消費。換句話說，不必快來快去的公路，只要善用目前的道路系統，經濟效益就一樣，還可以讓生態環境免於浩劫。
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Nature and Ecology
Kenting National Park requires ecological corridors:
The early days of 1983 to 2005, records of 17 species of large mammals, 7 species may become extinct from the region: white-faced flying squirrel, pangolin, otter, weasel, civet, tigers, Formosan serow, 3 endangered : Crab-eating mongoose, muntjac, a large squirrel. (See Pei Jiaqi Kenting National Park, mammals and conservation status of the Taiwan Forestry Science 19 (3) 199-2042004)
Professor Pei Jiaqi and other eco professors said, Nanjenshan area is most mammals in Kenting area. The recreation activities and passing roads had become the sources of interference. In the long run, it is necessary to plan one ecological corridor in the north part of national park to rebuild or strengthen the forest mammals endangours spieces.
The last natural coastline, world-class ecological corridor:
Taiwan has a reputation as the world's ecological diversity of the second (the first is south-east side of Madagascar in Africa). It also has world-class ecological corridor, in just 60 km (north from North Dawu Mountain, south to the tropical ocean region of Kenting ), including four climate zones (tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal). It is covering all ecosystems and maintain the Central Mountain Range largest ethnic groups, rescuing the Hengchun Peninsula small groups of the connectivity. This ancient trail is the critical path of ecological corridor in Hengchun Peninsula, with six breeding migratory fishes, shrimps, crabs and irreplaceable natural streams.
The last habitat of green turtles and coconut crabs in the island:
Green turtles are endangered species around the world. In the past, they were found in the eastern and southern sand beach of Taiwan. Due to the construction of coastal road , throwing blocks for reducing wave, the habitat had been destroyed. This ancient trial is the only left area found green turtles and their eggs in the beach, according to the elder residents and other visitors. While the highway 26 is planning, the EIA report said there is not any sand beach and not green turtle in this area. If this highway is really constructed, there may be causing the only found place of green turtles fully disappeared. This will add Taiwan on the ashame name regarding eco conservation in the world.
Kenting National Park requires ecological corridors:
The early days of 1983 to 2005, records of 17 species of large mammals, 7 species may become extinct from the region: white-faced flying squirrel, pangolin, otter, weasel, civet, tigers, Formosan serow, 3 endangered : Crab-eating mongoose, muntjac, a large squirrel. (See Pei Jiaqi Kenting National Park, mammals and conservation status of the Taiwan Forestry Science 19 (3) 199-2042004)
Professor Pei Jiaqi and other eco professors said, Nanjenshan area is most mammals in Kenting area. The recreation activities and passing roads had become the sources of interference. In the long run, it is necessary to plan one ecological corridor in the north part of national park to rebuild or strengthen the forest mammals endangours spieces.
The last natural coastline, world-class ecological corridor:
Taiwan has a reputation as the world's ecological diversity of the second (the first is south-east side of Madagascar in Africa). It also has world-class ecological corridor, in just 60 km (north from North Dawu Mountain, south to the tropical ocean region of Kenting ), including four climate zones (tropical, subtropical, temperate and boreal). It is covering all ecosystems and maintain the Central Mountain Range largest ethnic groups, rescuing the Hengchun Peninsula small groups of the connectivity. This ancient trail is the critical path of ecological corridor in Hengchun Peninsula, with six breeding migratory fishes, shrimps, crabs and irreplaceable natural streams.
The last habitat of green turtles and coconut crabs in the island:
Green turtles are endangered species around the world. In the past, they were found in the eastern and southern sand beach of Taiwan. Due to the construction of coastal road , throwing blocks for reducing wave, the habitat had been destroyed. This ancient trial is the only left area found green turtles and their eggs in the beach, according to the elder residents and other visitors. While the highway 26 is planning, the EIA report said there is not any sand beach and not green turtle in this area. If this highway is really constructed, there may be causing the only found place of green turtles fully disappeared. This will add Taiwan on the ashame name regarding eco conservation in the world.
Coconut crab is the only protected crustacean in Taiwan. In the TV program of “Taiwan Full Record” on December 21, 2006, they had been recorded from this area. The Academia Sinica resercher, Professor Chen Changbo also pointed out that in addition to Green Island left 80 coconut crabs, the trail is the only possibility habitat area in the island. It shows how important of this trial for coconut crabs. However EIA report didn't mention any coconut crab in their eco survey data.
According to the EIA report, the trial region recorded below animals, 15 species of rare plant species, 25 endemic plants, 18 endemic animals, and 36 endemic subspecies of animals, including 4 of first level protected species, 26 of second level protected species, 19 of third level protected species.
Articles of natural landscape
Professor Song Kaocheng, from National Kaohsiung Normal University Department of Geography, said that the coast geological from Jailesheui to NanTien section retains more than 10 million years ancient geographical landscape. From Jiupeng to NanTien section, the cliffs on the field everywhere, it is very unique on the continental slopesedimentary structure collapse shift remains. This is the only place seen in Taiwan and and well-preserved geographical landscape to apply the world's geological heritage.
Articles of highway benefits
There are more than 6.5 million peoples visiting Kenting national park. The recreational facilities, checkerboard roads and day and night activities has caused Kenting National Park ecological resources at dangours stake. The benefit for establishing highway 26 from Surehigh to NanTien is shorten 40 minutes between Taitung and Kenting. For saving this 40 minutes, we lost the nature coastline and the ecology of the east of Hengchun Peninsula. This is another disater coping from western tourism machanism, measuring by the total number of tourist. According to the Ministry of Traportation, there are expecting 4.95 million peoples annually traveling in the east coast. That's 25 times of current number.
According to the EIA report, the trial region recorded below animals, 15 species of rare plant species, 25 endemic plants, 18 endemic animals, and 36 endemic subspecies of animals, including 4 of first level protected species, 26 of second level protected species, 19 of third level protected species.
Articles of natural landscape
Professor Song Kaocheng, from National Kaohsiung Normal University Department of Geography, said that the coast geological from Jailesheui to NanTien section retains more than 10 million years ancient geographical landscape. From Jiupeng to NanTien section, the cliffs on the field everywhere, it is very unique on the continental slopesedimentary structure collapse shift remains. This is the only place seen in Taiwan and and well-preserved geographical landscape to apply the world's geological heritage.
Articles of highway benefits
There are more than 6.5 million peoples visiting Kenting national park. The recreational facilities, checkerboard roads and day and night activities has caused Kenting National Park ecological resources at dangours stake. The benefit for establishing highway 26 from Surehigh to NanTien is shorten 40 minutes between Taitung and Kenting. For saving this 40 minutes, we lost the nature coastline and the ecology of the east of Hengchun Peninsula. This is another disater coping from western tourism machanism, measuring by the total number of tourist. According to the Ministry of Traportation, there are expecting 4.95 million peoples annually traveling in the east coast. That's 25 times of current number.
Once it is finished, the surrounding road system will continue to expand, grow, extend to the undeveloped areas to absorb the huge influx of people and vehicles based on Highwat 26 EIA report. (The improving road section from Ansou to Kankoion). The expansion of the surrounding road system will form a larger checkerboard cut of ecological corridor as the the invisible killers (Road Killers) and cause the Hengchun Peninsula and the Central Mountain Range into two pieces. That will bring terrible car interference, pollution, destruction, and fully cut off the national park's ecological corridor systems, and result in irreversible island effect.
The Council for Economic Planning and Development had proved the highway 9 improvement project on June 27, 2011. It will spend 19.039 billion NT dollar and take 7 years for the lane widening, straighter tunnel construction and other projects. The target of this project is completed by early 2016. After the completion, from Kaohsiung to Taitung is expected to save fifty minutes by car. That will significantly improve the traffic situation outside Taitung. Apparently the highway 26 is a wasting money and repeating investment.
Althrough the Highway Administration under public pressure had modified the orignal plan to avoid a natural shoreline and build additional two tunnels (the budget adding 2 billion) which plus the original plan totally 3678 meters of tunnel. But, it is still existing 8 km coastline. The last Taiwan's natural shoreline still exists in name only. The conservation value of ancient trail will be in disrepair and all of history, culture and the original landscape and ecological diversity will be gone forever.
Articles of history and culture:
Alangyi Ancient Trail locates at the southern boarder of Daren Township in Taitung County and Suehigh Mudan Township in Pingtung County. This trail is also part of the Lang Qiao Puyuma trial and one witness regarding the thousand migration story of Taiwan native peoples. It is the first completely recorded trail, including the native peoples back and forth the mountain, Zhuyi Gui sieged during Qing Dynasty, Englishman Taylor journal, Mutan incident Pan Wenjie mediation, Japanese bombed during the World War II...etc.
This is the path for the early aboriginesmigrating from Hengchun Peninsula to Taitung. Initially Puyuma and Paiwan ethnic met at this intersection, then Amis and Sika Luo ethnic. Up to date, Han Chinese (Minnan, Hakka and mainlanders) also come here and form a rich and diverse culture.
Articles of Legal and policy:
1.The Directorate General of Highways against the Executive Yuan National Sustainable Development Commission to promote "sustainable development programs in the whole coast", to maintain the proportion of natural coastline is no longer reduced, and respond to coastal natural character.
2.Contrary to the Executive Yuan Highway Administration, "Vision and Sustainable Coastal Development Strategy": To ensure no loss of Taiwan's natural shoreline, to avoid undue set coastal engineering, the impact of natural environmental balance, should be to restore the natural character of coastal vision.
3.The Directorate General of Highways violate President Ma Ying-jeou i-Taiwan 12 Projects commitment to environmental conservation: new coastal restoration to restore the natural beauty of the coast style.
4.The development highway 26 has against the Enviornmental Fundamental Law; Article 2, damaging wildlife, historical sites and natural heritage; Article 3, based on long-term national interests, economic, technological and social development should take into account of environmental protection, however, economic, technological and social development of serious adverse effects on the environment or risk of harm, should give priority to environmental protection; Article 20, protect the marine environment, strengthen the spirit of coastal management.
Current situation analysis:
Pingtung county government in Feb 1, 2011 issued Alangyi Ancient Trial as Tentative Nature Reserve, and on August 1, 2011 announced the extension of six months. The whole legal process need be passed through by January 31, 2012.
The Council for Economic Planning and Development had proved the highway 9 improvement project on June 27, 2011. It will spend 19.039 billion NT dollar and take 7 years for the lane widening, straighter tunnel construction and other projects. The target of this project is completed by early 2016. After the completion, from Kaohsiung to Taitung is expected to save fifty minutes by car. That will significantly improve the traffic situation outside Taitung. Apparently the highway 26 is a wasting money and repeating investment.
Althrough the Highway Administration under public pressure had modified the orignal plan to avoid a natural shoreline and build additional two tunnels (the budget adding 2 billion) which plus the original plan totally 3678 meters of tunnel. But, it is still existing 8 km coastline. The last Taiwan's natural shoreline still exists in name only. The conservation value of ancient trail will be in disrepair and all of history, culture and the original landscape and ecological diversity will be gone forever.
Articles of history and culture:
Alangyi Ancient Trail locates at the southern boarder of Daren Township in Taitung County and Suehigh Mudan Township in Pingtung County. This trail is also part of the Lang Qiao Puyuma trial and one witness regarding the thousand migration story of Taiwan native peoples. It is the first completely recorded trail, including the native peoples back and forth the mountain, Zhuyi Gui sieged during Qing Dynasty, Englishman Taylor journal, Mutan incident Pan Wenjie mediation, Japanese bombed during the World War II...etc.
This is the path for the early aboriginesmigrating from Hengchun Peninsula to Taitung. Initially Puyuma and Paiwan ethnic met at this intersection, then Amis and Sika Luo ethnic. Up to date, Han Chinese (Minnan, Hakka and mainlanders) also come here and form a rich and diverse culture.
Articles of Legal and policy:
1.The Directorate General of Highways against the Executive Yuan National Sustainable Development Commission to promote "sustainable development programs in the whole coast", to maintain the proportion of natural coastline is no longer reduced, and respond to coastal natural character.
2.Contrary to the Executive Yuan Highway Administration, "Vision and Sustainable Coastal Development Strategy": To ensure no loss of Taiwan's natural shoreline, to avoid undue set coastal engineering, the impact of natural environmental balance, should be to restore the natural character of coastal vision.
3.The Directorate General of Highways violate President Ma Ying-jeou i-Taiwan 12 Projects commitment to environmental conservation: new coastal restoration to restore the natural beauty of the coast style.
4.The development highway 26 has against the Enviornmental Fundamental Law; Article 2, damaging wildlife, historical sites and natural heritage; Article 3, based on long-term national interests, economic, technological and social development should take into account of environmental protection, however, economic, technological and social development of serious adverse effects on the environment or risk of harm, should give priority to environmental protection; Article 20, protect the marine environment, strengthen the spirit of coastal management.
Current situation analysis:
Pingtung county government in Feb 1, 2011 issued Alangyi Ancient Trial as Tentative Nature Reserve, and on August 1, 2011 announced the extension of six months. The whole legal process need be passed through by January 31, 2012.
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