Taiwan's Southern Cross-Island Highway has reopened to the public following a 13-year closure
The alpine highway, which was popular with tourists as well as locals due to its route through rural, scenic parts of the island, was devastated by a typhoon in 2009. More than 90% of the road was damaged and 22 bridges were washed away.
The highest point is Yakou, at 2722 meters above sea level. The scenic"sea of clouds" there has long been popular with photographers.How an open letter turned an 'aesthetic catastrophe' into an award-winning Taiwan tourist train While Taiwan has eased entry restrictions over the last two months and cut home or hotel quarantine from 10 days to seven days, effective May 9, leisure tourists areThe highway reopened to car and motorbike traffic on May 1, just in time for the busy Labor Day holiday weekend, when many Taiwanese travel locally.From the Directorate General of HighwaysEarly on, rebuilt sections were wiped away after typhoons or heavy rain, sending engineers back to the drawing board.
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