Fengyuan Station and the Fengyuan Transfer Center are key transportation hubs in Central Taiwan, serving more than 15,000 passengers each day. To improve the waiting environment and enhance sanitation in the surrounding commercial area, the Water Resources Bureau, Taichung City Government launched a sewer connection project on August 25, 2025. With close coordination among the project team and multiple city departments, the works were completed ahead of schedule and the system switchover has been finalized. The new system officially began operation on October 28, 2025, and is expected to significantly improve air quality around the station and nearby shopping area.
Shih-Yi Fan, Director General of the Water Resources Bureau, said that Fengyuan Station and the Fengyuan Transfer Center serve as an important city gateway and public space, and were therefore prioritized for sewer connection. However, construction took place in a high-traffic area with complex underground utilities, while also requiring traffic circulation and commercial operations to be maintained. As a result, the project adopted a combination of short-pipe jacking and open-cut construction, in order to reduce excavation areas, shorten road closure durations, and minimize impacts on the public and local businesses. Upon completion, all sewage from the station area is now routed through a fully enclosed system and conveyed to the Fengyuan Water Resources Recovery Center for treatment, further improving public hygiene and quality of life.
The Bureau added that the project had originally been scheduled for 2030, but was advanced by five years and completed on schedule within two months, demonstrating efficient interdepartmental collaboration and strong project execution. Previously, the station area relied on pressurized drainage and discharged wastewater into roadside ditches, which could lead to odor dispersion and sanitation concerns. With the new enclosed pipeline system delivering wastewater directly to the Fengyuan Water Resources Recovery Center, the project effectively prevents odor leakage and reduces the breeding of disease vectors such as mosquitoes. It also improves the waiting environment and surrounding commercial area, reduces wastewater discharge into rivers, helps improve water quality, and enhances both residential living conditions and the tourism image of the Fengyuan area. (10/28*10)*Water Resources Bureau
Contact: Mr. Ke, Sewage Facilities Division, Water Resources Bureau of Taichung City Government
Contact No.: 04-22289111 ext. 53655