2021/03/10 17:36 Steel rebar fell from crane during Taipei Dome construction March 7. (Hsu Chiao-hsin screenshot) Steel rebar fell from crane during Taipei Dome construction March 7. (Hsu Chiao-hsin screenshot) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A bundle of steel rebar fell on a street in the capital early Sunday morning (March 7) during the construction of the Taipei Dome, forcing the city government to suspend the project and launch an investigation. In a video shared by Taipei City Councilor Hsu Chiao-hsin (徐巧芯) on Wednesday (March 10), a crane at the Taipei Dome construction site can be seen carrying a heavy load of rebar at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday before dropping it onto Guangfu South Road. Fortunately, no vehicles were passing through the usually congested artery at the time.
Subcontractors fined after rods fall at Taipei Dome
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Two subcontractors for the Taipei Dome project have been fined a total NT$90,000 after steel rods fell from the construction site onto a road, the Taipei City Government said yesterday.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Hsu Chiao-hsin (徐巧芯) said she received a tip-off about reinforcing steel rods having fallen from the structure, smashing an outer fence and landing partly on the road surface of Guangfu S Road at about 8am on Sunday.
The incident was captured by the dashboard camera of a vehicle parked on the road, Hsu said, adding that fortunately no one was passing by the area at the time, which prevented injuries.