Kaohsiung is adding a new freeway exit to handle traffic from its growing chip industry, good news for commuters and factories in the area but only after years of delay.

• A second Gangshan interchange on National Freeway 1 will break ground in September or October at the latest.
• The stretch between Gangshan and Nanzi jams up every rush hour, and the new exit should spread that traffic out.
• The push came from local industry — nearby industrial parks and the coming Qiaotou science park need better road access.
• The project cost about NT$4.4 billion and was approved back in 2023, but six failed rounds of bidding held it up for most of last year.

Outlook: A groundbreaking ceremony is being tendered now, with the interchange due to open by early 2030.