Work on the first stage was completed in just two months. When Typhoon Toraji arrived just months later, it caused some mild reshaping of the wattle fencing laid to support the growth of vegetation over erosion gullies, but no landslides. These excellent results have caused the Post-Disaster Recovery Commission to strengthen its promotion of bio-engineering erosion control.
第一期工程在兩個月內緊急完成，這次桃芝颱風僅造成一小部份編柵變形，沒有任何崩塌，讓重建委員會決定加強推廣自然施工法。