The Hualien-Taitung Area Development Act Article 11

In order to improve external transportation services for the Hualien-Taitung area, and meet the external transportation and industrial development needs of local residents, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications shall increase rail capacity and shorten travel times between trains, and shall enhance the safety and reliability of highways.A comprehensive and well functioning public transportation network shall be constructed for the Hualien-Taitung area, and improvement made to roads and public transportation serving indigenous people’s settlements, to provide safe, fast and convenient, user-friendly, reliable and comfortable transportation services.