Seven years ago, in order to ease the problem of increasing traffic congestion, the township widened Hsia Street. The project required demolition of all the covered walkways that used to stand outside the stores there.
七年前，為因應日益繁忙的交通、拓寬道路，北埔下街原有的騎樓全部拆除，此一看似「除舊更新」的政策，卻讓居民得不償失，後悔不已。