為了縮短台北到宜蘭的距離，行政院前年11月，核准北宜直線鐵路案，一旦興建完成，通車時間可大幅縮短，但交通部提的三個新方案，有兩個行經翡翠水庫集水區，被質疑會造成北台灣飲用水汙染。
民眾往返台北、宜蘭，除了走北宜公路、雪山隧道，另一項選擇就是花65分鐘搭火車。
為了縮短火車通車時間，交通部打算興建北宜直線鐵路，提出3項新方案，方案一，南港到頭城，只需39分鐘；方案二，34公里路程，行車時間更短；方案三，南港經雙溪再接大溪，費時47分鐘。但前兩條直穿翡翠水庫集水區。
翡翠水庫表示，如此一來，興建期十年，加上五年水質改善期，估計雙北至少有十五年的水質黑暗期。讓立委很擔心。
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“它的經濟效益，是不是值得我們要犧牲15年，大家飲用汙水的代價，相關單位應該做審慎評估”
對此，交通部長葉匡時表示，目前只是規劃，一切還要尊重環評，如果沒通過不會貿然施行。
Plans to build a shorter train route between Taipei and Yilan are under fire for their potential damage to water quality in northern Taiwan. Two of three proposed plans pass through the Feitsui Reservoir catchment area. According to reservoir operators, if construction takes place, Taipei could face 15 years of dirty water.
People traveling between Taipei and Yilan have several choices. Drivers can take the Beiyi Highway or go through the Hsuehshan Tunnel. Another is spending 65 minutes on a train.
To reduce time spent using this latter option, the Ministry of Transportation wants to build a direct line between the two cities. It has drafted three plans.
The first would take 39 minutes to go between Nangang and Toucheng. The second, at 34 kilometers long, would be even shorter. The third would take 47 minutes to travel from Nangang to Daxi via Shuangxi. The first two options have a speed advantage, but they would pass through the Feitsui Reservoir catchment area.
Reservoir operators say water quality would be damaged during a decade of construction and over another five years of restoration. KMT lawmaker Chi Kuo-tung expressed concern.
Chi Kuo-tung
KMT Legislator
Are the economic benefits worth everyone drinking polluted water for 15 years? asked Chi. Responsible agencies should conduct a careful analysis.
Transportation Minister Yeh Kuang-shih says the project is in the planning stages and will have to pass environmental assessment. Without approval from regulators, construction won’t begin.
文章出處 ：民視英語新聞
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