Unfortunately, the bypass opened in 2004 just as word about the barns was beginning to get out. The sight of vacationers driving past on their way to Taitung's Hoya Resort dashed township residents 'hopes for the future.
可惜「菸樓觀光」剛打響名號，不料 2004 年外環道路開通後，很多遊客「過鳳林而不入」，直接穿過外環到達台東富野渡假村，讓好不容易重振的希望又破滅了。