Because the tunnel is not yet open for traffic, and the lights, signs, and power-generating equipment have not been installed, it took Premier Yu's motorcade 40 minutes to traverse the tunnel, instead of the ten minutes the trip will take once it is completed.
此次首度穿越之舉，由於隧道尚未通車，包括照明、標誌、機電等設施都未完成，路面高低參差、甚至積水泥濘，導致車輛顛簸難行，正常時速大約為十一分鐘可通過的雪山隧道，游院長一行人當天花了四十分鐘才通過。