Sinkhole measuring 2.6m by 1.8m forms in the middle of the road
Sinkhole measuring 2.6m by 1.8m forms in the middle of the road
2025-07-01
A giant sinkhole measuring 2.6m long and 1.8m wide appeared close to midday on Tuesday in Taipei’s Songshan District. Leakage from a damaged pipe was suspected to be the cause, as there was a pool of water inside. The city government has since begun repairs at the site.
The road is cordoned off and passersby have to make a detour. It’s because a giant sinkhole formed smack in the middle of the road.
At 11:28 in the morning, a large hollow measuring 2.6m long, 1.8m wide and 2.5m to 3m deep appeared all of a sudden in Taipei, at the intersection of Changchun Road and Lane 46, Qingcheng Street. A local shopkeeper seems to have gotten quite a fright.
Voice of Ms. Luan
Local shopkeeper
Of course it’s worrying. So now there’s a hole, and there’s even water inside. We made sure that people won’t get close to it as soon as it appeared.
Huang Chien-ping
Songji Bourough warden
Close to midday, a member of the public was parking their car nearby and reported that they saw a small hole around 1m wide. So we rushed here and saw that it continued to get worse. It kept collapsing deeper and deeper, so we contacted competent authorities at the city government.
Staff at Taipei Water Department and the city government’s New Construction Office were dispatched to the site.
Hsu Chih-hao
Taipei Water Department
It’s not implausible that underground pipes may be compromised with cracks or holes, and so the water came from the pipes after seeping out of them.
An initial check confirmed that the leakage eroded the foundation underneath the road. But there was still leakage after the valve was closed, meaning there could be other damaged pipes. Repairs will affect as many as 276 households. This isn’t the first time in recent years for such collapses to form. This recent case is only a worrying reminder to keep up with maintenance works, a failure of which could create road safety hazards.
Hsu Shu-hua
Taipei City Councilor (DPP)
Since Chiang Wan-an took office, there has been almost ten such ridiculous cases. Apparently it will take another ten years to finish replacing the remaining one-third of pipes past their prime. Can the city government not be quicker? The problem of these holes forming in Taipei should be dealt with the soonest possible.
A city councilor urges the local government to speed up replacement works on the pipes, so as to ensure road safety.
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北市松山區驚見2米天坑! 新工處.北水處急派人到場搶修
2025-07-01
台北市松山區今天上午11點28分，驚傳路面塌陷，長春路與慶城街46巷交叉口出現長2.6米、寬1.8米的大型天坑，坑洞裡還有大量積水，初步調查，應該是地下管線破裂導致，新工處與北水處也緊急派人到場搶修。
路邊拉起封鎖線，擺放三角錐，引導民眾改道，因為不久前，路面驚見天坑。
上午11點28分，北市長春路和慶城街46巷交叉口，路面突然出現長2.6米，寬 1.8米，深2.5至3米的巨型凹陷，可把附近店家給嚇壞了。
[[聲源: 附近店家 欒小姐]]
“當然會擔心啊，知道原來是一個洞，一看裡面還有水這樣子，那我們就趕快不要讓人家靠近。”
[[松基里里長 黃建賓]]
“接近中午的時候，民眾在附近停車，通報有一個路面有一個大約1米寬的小洞，然後我們就趕快緊急的到場，然後發現事態持續擴大，它一直慢慢的在塌陷，所以我們就趕聯繫了市府相關單位。”
就怕洞越破越大，北水公司與北市新工處趕緊派員到場了解狀況。
[[北水處東區分處主任 許志浩]]
“我們也不排除說，在地下的一些涵管之類的，是否有裂痕或破洞，以致導致說，這些漏出來的水是從那邊整個排出去。”
初步調查，是自來水管線破裂導致地基掏空，但水閥關閉後，還是有不明出水，因此不排除還有其他管線破損，搶修期直接與間接影響276戶用水。北市近年路面塌陷頻傳，如今天坑事件再添一樁，不免讓用路人擔心自身安全。
[[台北市議員(民) 許淑華]]
“因為從蔣萬安上任來，已經將近10個天坑這麼多的離譜狀況，包括自來水的管線，還要再花10年才要把剩下1/3的管線全部都汰換完。有沒有可能再積極一點？應該要趕快把台北市天坑的問題，好好的妥善的做一個處理。”
許淑華喊話北市府，應該加速太換老舊管線，確保用路人安全。
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