The Ministry of Transportation and Communications gave its approval to the results, while the Environmental Protection Administration was unalterably opposed, citing its fear that the Feitsui Reservoir, Taipei's main water source, would become polluted. The Administration further expressed its hope that in the future environmental protection cases that had already undergone environmental impact assessments would be placed outside the purview of the referendum process.
面對這樣的結果，交通部表示贊成，而環保署則以大台北區水源地翡翠水庫恐將遭受污染而堅持反對立場，並希望未來能將已通過環境評估的環保案排除在公投的適用範圍之外。