Highway Act｜第 4 條｜公路｜Act｜In Force
第 一 章｜交通部｜v1.0
Effective Date: 9999-12-31｜Last Amended: 2025-12-19
Highway systems shall be designed in accordance with the national construction master plan’. Setting procedures are as follows: (1) National highways and provincial highways are drafted by the MOTC, and ratified and promulgated by the Executive Yuan. (2) City highways and district highways are drafted by municipality governments, and ratified and proclaimed by the MOTC. (3) County highways and country roads are drafted by county (city) governments, and ratified and proclaimed by the MOTC. Urban roads incorporated into highway route systems are considered as highways; and their associated setting procedures are drafted by the MOTC and municipality or county governments, respectively, as the provisions in sections (2) and (3) above. City and county highway systems are numbered by the MOTC before being ratified and promulgated under the provisions in the first two paragraphs. The two aforementioned procedures also apply to the abolishment of highway system plans or existing highways. The design of highway route systems mentioned in the first paragraph shall be drafted by highway authorities based on functions and design standards for the highways defined in Article 2. The criteria for classification of highways are determined by the MOTC.