Ten Major Construction Projects


The Ten Major Construction Projects were the national infrastructure projects during the 1970s in Taiwan. The government of Republic of China believed that the country lacked key utilities such as highways, seaports, airports and power plants. Moreover, Taiwan was experiencing significant effects from the 1973 oil crisis. Therefore, to upgrade the industry and the development of the country, the government planned to take on ten massive building projects. They were proposed by the Premier Chiang Ching-kuo, beginning in 1974, with a planned completion by 1979. There were six transportation projects, three industrial projects, and one power-plant construction project, which ultimately cost over NT$300 billion in total.

The Ten Projects

  1. North-South Freeway
  2. Electrification of West Coast Line railway
  3. North-Link Line railway
  4. Chiang Kai-shek International Airport
  5. Taichung Port
  6. Su-ao Port
  7. Large Shipyard
  8. Integrated steel mill
  9. Oil refinery and industrial park
  10. Nuclear power plant