Highway Act Article 58
This English translation was last updated on 2025-12-19, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
To maintain highways and urban roads that are safe and unimpeded, highway authorities may, on roads with heavy traffic, assign special lanes for various vehicles according to practical needs, and should install signs, markings, signals, railings, traffic islands, and other traffic safety construction installations at dangerous or appropriate points.Highway authorities shall pave special lanes on existing roads or use alternative roads as special lanes for bicycles and pedestrians according to the needs of bicycles and pedestrians.Highway construction under the following conditions should be carried out along with obstacle-free sidewalks, pedestrian walking areas, or traffic calm zones within a certain range, and the same applies to those with arcades:(1)The construction site overlaps with route sections shared by highways and urban roads.(2)The construction site overlaps with route sections for medical institutions, schools, institutions, railway stations, MRT stations, or airports.(3)The construction site overlaps with locations feasible for alternative passageway, densely populated areas, and road sections to locations designated by the highway authorities.When established according to section 1 of the preceding paragraph, the sidewalk setting standards shall follow relevant standards under the Urban Road Act.The location and implementation scope of Paragraph 3 shall be determined by the MOTC in conjunction with the Ministry of the Interior.To ensure highway traffic safety, the MOTC should establish management standards for highway infrastructure safety and supervise municipal and county (city) governments handling inspections related to urban roads with the Ministry of the Interior.Highway construction should comply with management standards for highway infrastructure safety, and should pass the highway safety inspection.
中文原文 公路法第58條
公路主管機關為維護公路之安全及暢通，應於必要地點設置標誌、標線、號誌、護欄及行車分隔設施等交通安全工程設施，並得視實際需要劃設車輛專用道。
公路主管機關得依自行車與行人之需求，於既有路面內或另以替代道路方式，設置可供自行車及行人安全通行之專用道。
公路修建有下列情形之一者，應於一定範圍內，設置無障礙人行道、行人徒步區或交通寧靜區，設有騎樓者亦同：
一、經市區道路使用同一路線時，其共同使用部分。
二、經醫療院所、學校、機關、鐵路場站、捷運場站或航空站。
三、其他適當地點、人口密集處，以及主管機關指定處所之路段。
依前項第一款設置者，其人行道設置標準應準用市區道路條例相關標準。
第三項之實施處所與實施範圍，由交通部會商內政部定之。
為保障公路交通安全，中央公路主管機關應建立公路基礎設施安全管理規範，並會同中央市區道路主管機關督導各直轄市、縣（市）政府辦理市區道路相關檢核。
公路之修建應符合公路基礎設施安全管理規範，並應通過公路安全檢核。
公路主管機關得依自行車與行人之需求，於既有路面內或另以替代道路方式，設置可供自行車及行人安全通行之專用道。
公路修建有下列情形之一者，應於一定範圍內，設置無障礙人行道、行人徒步區或交通寧靜區，設有騎樓者亦同：
一、經市區道路使用同一路線時，其共同使用部分。
二、經醫療院所、學校、機關、鐵路場站、捷運場站或航空站。
三、其他適當地點、人口密集處，以及主管機關指定處所之路段。
依前項第一款設置者，其人行道設置標準應準用市區道路條例相關標準。
第三項之實施處所與實施範圍，由交通部會商內政部定之。
為保障公路交通安全，中央公路主管機關應建立公路基礎設施安全管理規範，並會同中央市區道路主管機關督導各直轄市、縣（市）政府辦理市區道路相關檢核。
公路之修建應符合公路基礎設施安全管理規範，並應通過公路安全檢核。