When work on the Kaohsiung rapid transit system began in 2001, plans called for locating the terminus of the north-south Red Line in Chiaotou. Planners had routed the Red Line through the western side of Hsingtang Road, requiring the removal of a number of ancient trees and historic buildings, and leading to a new round of protests.
2001 年高雄捷運開工後，南北向的紅線終點設在橋頭，爭議再次爆發──紅線捷運劃過了興糖路的西側，導致幾棵百年老樹及數座歷史建物遭到拆除。