But the people of Neihu all hope that the city government will make a complete environmental impact study of the project and take action as quickly as possible. No matter whether the river can be straightened or whether the illegal dwellings must be removed from the water-flow area, the dyke must be built.
加上築堤前須先進行的違建戶拆遷工作，使得事情更加複雜。不過，內湖一帶的居民都希望：台北市政府盡快提出工程對環境影響的完整評估，並盡快採取行動﹘﹘不論是截彎取直或直接興建堤防。