No backup plan when TPass funds end, bureau saysBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Highway Bureau yesterday said it does not have a backup plan for when local governments run out of funding for the TPass program at the end of this month. Funding for Phase 1 of the TPass program expired last month and the government has been barred from accessing the remaining funds. Photo: Hung Jui-chin, Taipei TimesHowever, the budget cannot be appropriated, as the legislature has yet to review the budget plan for this year. The budget allocated for the TPass program this year is NT$7.52 billion. There are about 698,000 monthly TPass users and about 379,000 use the TPass’ frequent rider program, bureau data showed.
