Taitung County's Chunghua, Lichi and Luanshan bridges are all major transport engineering projects about which Taitung residents speak enthusiastically. Chen Chien-nien obtained special additional funding for their construction by such means as budget boycotts and aggressive questioning, or by taking local township mayors and councillors in person to see the Taiwan provincial governor.
台東縣內的中華、利吉與鸞山大橋，是台東居民津津樂道的主要交通建設，陳建年或是利用杯葛預算、緊急質詢等方式，或是偕同地方鄉鎮長與地方代表面見省府主席，而獲專案補助興建。