Incinerator access road becoming heated issueBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with CNAPublic funds should not be wasted on a road widening subproject for a proposed incinerator in Nantou County’s Mingjian Township (名間), as the project, which has caused strong controversy, might not even pass the second phase of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) review, environmental advocates said yesterday. Opponents of a proposed incinerator in Nantou County’s Mingjian Township demonstrate in the township on Jan. 1. The bureau on Saturday last week said that permission is not required for the county government to use existing roads for access to the site, and that permission has already been obtained from relevant landowners to widen the primary access road. Government Watch Alliance organizer Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) also said the National Property Administration has not granted permission for the use of the state-owned land located along the primary access road. It is rare that the bureau initiates road-widening efforts far before a proposed project passes its EIA review, Chen Jiau-hua said.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 17:12 UTC