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進入《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 Dome allowed to resume limited work
A security guard opens the gates to the Taipei Dome construction site in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times
CAUTIOUS PROCEEDINGS: A consensus was reached to allow underground work to continue near the Bannan MRT line, but not near the Songshan Tobacco Factory
By Abraham Gerber / Staff reporter
The Taipei City Government announced a partial resumption of work on the foundations of the Taipei Dome yesterday, following talks between city government officials and the architects.
After a two-hour meeting, Taipei Department of Urban Development Commissioner Lin Jou-min （林洲民） said that a consensus had been reached that allowed for a partial resumption of work on the Dome.
Under the consensus, Farglory Land Development Co （遠雄建設） would be allowed to resume construction of the underground portions of the site next to the Bannan （板南） Mass Rapid Transit （MRT） line, but not the area next to the historic Songshan Tobacco Factory.
The city government ordered a halt to construction late on Wednesday after Ko said that the firm had not taken measures to halt damage to the historic Songshan Tobacco Factory.
Farglory also agreed to continue monitoring ground movement throughout the site and to submit a report on stabilizing the building.
Lin said that construction of the approved section could begin immediately, with discussions on whether work could continue on other sections to take place on Monday evening.
“This is a controlled and supervised resumption of work,” Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je （柯文哲） said, denying any “flip-flopping” of city government policy.
“This is ‘pre-approved construction,’ which requires safety issues to have been addressed directly,” Ko said, adding that the policy contrasted with Farglory’s previous attitude of “addressing construction at its convenience, while continually stalling.”
Taipei City Goverment deputy spokesman David Huang （黃大維） said that monitors from the Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems sent to the construction site had discovered that Farglory was delaying construction of the Dome’s foundations.
After ground movement influencing the Bannan Line and the factory was discovered last month, the city government had initially allowed construction to continue because the structure would have been unstable if its foundations were not completed.
Meanwhile, in response to rumors that Taipei City Hall secretariat employee Liu Yu-ting （劉玉婷） had resigned yesterday, Ko said that she had been under “too much pressure.”
The city government released Line app conversation records on Thursday in which Liu said that Farglory Land Development chairman Chao Teng-hsiung （趙藤雄） “reeked of alcohol” when he visited the city government to discuss the construction of the Dome of Tuesday.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je discusses the Taipei Dome at a press conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times
