At 11 a.m. on March 14, Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Ling-san pushed a button to trigger the explosion that completed work on the westbound tunnel of the Hsuehshan Tunnel system. Before the dust had settled, workers broke open champagne bottles and embraced each other in celebration.
三月十四日早上十一時許，北宜高速公路的關鍵工程雪山隧道主坑西行線，在交通部長林陵三的按鈕爆破聲中貫通，工程人員在粉塵紛飛的隧道裡開香檳慶祝歡呼、相互擁抱。