A series of national infrastructure projects carried out in the 1970s. The government at that time was in view of the fact that many public infrastructure at that time, such as roads, ports, airports, power plants, etc., were still in a state of shortage. In addition, the first oil crisis occurred in October 1973, which was affected by the global economy. Due to the impact of the recession, 10 large-scale construction projects have been planned to enhance and deepen overall economic development. Proposed by Chiang Ching-kuo, who was the Executive President at the time, the construction started in 1974 and was completed in sequence by the end of 1979, with a total investment of more than NT$300 billion. Among the ten major construction projects, six are transportation construction, three are heavy industry construction, and one is energy project construction. Since then, Taiwan's economy has developed rapidly with the help of the ten major construction projects. Therefore, Chiang Ching-kuo is the originator of Taiwan's economic development
Contents of the ten major construction projects:
North-South Expressway (Zhongshan Expressway): Zhongshan Expressway The highway starts from Keelung in the north and ends at Fengshan in the south. The China-Israel branch line connects Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport (now Taoyuan International Airport), Kaohsiung International Airport and Taichung Port and Kaohsiung Port, with a total length of 373 kilometers. Construction started on August 14, 1971, and the section from Sanchong to Zhongli was opened to traffic on July 29, 1974. The Zhongsha Bridge was opened on October 31, 1978, and the entire expressway was officially opened to traffic.
Railway Electrification: It was developed due to the fact that Taiwan’s foreign trade was developed between 1972 and 1973, but the existing types and number of trains were obviously insufficient. It was completed on July 1, 1979.
Northern Railway: Move Hualien Station to its current location and build a new line to Nanshenghu Station on the Yilan Line (now Suao New Station). The entire line was opened to traffic in December 1979.
Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now renamed Taoyuan International Airport): Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County, about 40 kilometers southwest of Taipei City, was selected to build a new international airport covering an area of ??1,223 hectares. In February 1979 It was launched on the 26th of March. It was renamed "Taoyuan International Airport" on September 6, 2006.
Taichung Port: Continuation of the Japanese-controlled New High Port Plan, completed in June 1983.
Suao Port: Originally a small port, it was expanded and completed in June 1983.
Large Shipbuilding Yard (China Shipbuilding Corporation Kaohsiung Main Yard): Located in the Linhai Industrial Zone in Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung City, it is the first important construction completed among the ten major construction projects. The establishment of the yard shoulders the responsibility of It supports the basic tasks of shipping, trade, national defense and the development of related industries. At the same time as the factory was built in 1975, it contracted the construction of a 445,000-dwt supertanker from the United States. At the same time, China Shipbuilding Corporation also merged the Taiwan Shipbuilding Company formerly located in Keelung into its Keelung headquarters; China Shipbuilding Corporation changed its name to "China Shipbuilding Corporation" in February 2007. Taiwan International Shipbuilding Corporation".
Large Steelmaking Plant (China Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.): In order to prevent excessive reliance on foreign steel products, reduce foreign exchange burdens, and eliminate past shortcomings that affected product accuracy due to different steel sources, the decision was made To build a consistent steelmaking plant, China Iron and Steel Company was funded and included in one of the ten major construction projects. China Steel Corporation's consistently operating steelmaking site covers an area of ??approximately 480 hectares and is located in the Fourth Linhai Industrial Zone in Kaohsiung, adjacent to the Second Port of Kaohsiung Port. It imports raw materials from the ocean, saving freight and transshipment costs.
Petrochemical Industry (China Petroleum Corporation Kaohsiung Refinery): Two petrochemical industrial zones have been developed in Kaohsiung County - "Renda (i.e. Renwu, Dashi) Petrochemical Industrial Zone" and "Lin Park Petrochemical Industrial Zone". The construction of China National Petroleum Corporation's Kaohsiung Refinery Complex will not only reduce the domestic industry's dependence on foreign countries for the development of Taiwan's plastics, synthetic rubber, synthetic fiber and chemical industries, but will also increase the competitiveness of downstream processed products for export. Competitiveness; China National Petroleum Corporation was renamed "Taiwan Petroleum Corporation Limited" in February 2007.
Nuclear power plant: Units 1 and 2 of Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, each with a capacity of 636,000 kilometers. Nuclear Power Plant 1 was included in the top ten construction plans and was built first. The two units were built in It was completed in 1977 and 1978; the second nuclear power plant and the third nuclear power plant were extension plans of nuclear power generation, and were later included in the 12th major construction plan and were completed in 1981 and 1984 respectively.