金門大橋建橋在望

Li, Wo-Shi visited Executive Yuan on the 25th to report on the "Construction Plan of Jin-Lie Bridge" and received the preliminary(1) approval of Executive Yuan. According to the plan, the building of Jin-Lie Bridge will start at the end of this year. The budget for the construction is $6 billion based on the precursory(2) estimate, and the period of construction will be 53 months. Li greatly appreciates the support of the central authorities in the planning, and stated that "If central and local are united, the developing of Kinmen will be prosperous."
　 金門縣長李沃士25日親赴行政院會提報「金門大橋建設計畫」，終獲行政院會初步同意，預定今年底動工興建，經費初估60億元，施工期為53個月。李沃士感謝中央與各相關部會全力支持推動，印證「中央地方一條心，金門建設一定興」。

Li mentioned in an interview with journalists that the construction of the bridge ties in with(3) the policy for the care of the off-shore island resident. This bridge will offer steady communication between Kinmen and Leihyu, combine with tourism resources, and improve provision for the basic demands of daily life, such as medical treatment, emergency, water and electricity supply.
　 李沃士接受媒體訪問時表示，建橋符合照顧離島居民政策，可提供大小金門間穩定的陸運交通，與整體觀光資源結合，實質改善大小金門醫療照護、緊急救災、民生水電等基本需求。

The minister of Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) stated that the design of Jin-Lie Bridge is specifically to meet the demands mainly for tourism, and secondly for transportation. The construction contract is held by Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau which received commission(4) from Kinmen County Government.
　 交通部長毛治國指出，金門大橋設計興建以觀光為主、交通為輔。工程將由國工局接受縣政府委託辦理。

Wu Den-yih, The Premier, mentioned that the building of Jin-Lie Bridge is necessary and should be quickened to promote progress. He requested that after the take over by MOTC and commission granted by Kinmen County Government, the construction of this bridge must be controlled with special effort and be finished on time.
　 行政院長吳敦義表示，興建大橋確有其必要性，宜加速辦理。交通部接手、金門縣政府委辦後，要專案控管計畫，務必如期完成。
According to the initial plan, Jin-Lie Bridge will link between Kinmen at Jincheng and Liehyu at the Jiang-Jun (the General) Bunker. The full length of the bridge will be 5.34 km, in which only 4.78 km will cross over the sea. Because the route of the bridge will pass Shuitou and Juigong Pier, the bridge will use a cable-stayed(5) bridge with a distance of 250m across so the shape of the bridge is designed like the Chinese character "金".
　 「金門大橋建設計畫」初步擇定以北路廊為主，銜接大金門的金城與小金門的烈嶼將軍堡，橋樑全長為5.34公里，跨海部份則為4.78公里。由於規劃路線會經過水頭和九宮碼頭的航線，大橋將採取250公尺長跨距的斜張橋式設計，會設計成類似「金」字的造型。
■1. preliminary-(adj.)初步的、預備的。
■2. precursory-(adj.)先驅的；做準備的。
■3. tie in (with)-（與）～相配合、相符合。
■4. commission-(n)委託、委任。
■5. cable-stayed-以纜繩固定的橋型，即所謂的「斜張橋」。

本文摘譯自《金門日報》2010年2月26日報導