Central News Agency (Central News Agency, reporter Cai Mengyu, Kaohsiung, July 2) The American warehouse store "Costco New Kaohsiung Store" will open on July 3rd. Simultaneously, the "Kaohsiung Beer Music Festival" and the "Jehovah's Witnesses Kaohsiung National Convention" will also be held nearby. The city government announced traffic information today and urged the public to use public transportation to get there. "Costco New Kaohsiung Store" opens on July 3rd. The "2026 Kaohsiung Beer Music Festival" will also be held from July 3rd to 5th on Shidai Avenue in front of Dream Mall. The nearby Kaohsiung Exhibition Center will host the "2026 Jehovah's Witnesses Kaohsiung National Convention." The city government's Transportation Bureau anticipates congestion in the surrounding areas. The Transportation Bureau stated in a press release today that vehicles going to Costco New Kaohsiung Store will enter via Zhike Road and the access road next to Dongnan Mire; they will exit via Fuxing 4th Road and the Dongnan Mire access road. Motorcycles will enter via Zhike Road and Fuxing 4th Road, and exit via Fuxing 4th Road and the Dongnan Mire access road. Specifically, on weekdays from Monday to Friday, 5 PM to 7 PM, to avoid interference with the commuter traffic from the Kaohsiung Software Park, vehicles will only be allowed to exit via the Dongnan Mire access road and will be prohibited from exiting via Fuxing 4th Road. In addition, the store will provide free shuttle buses during the initial operating period, from 7 AM to 9 PM daily. These buses will run between "MRT Sanduo Shopping District Station" and "Costco Old Zhonghua Store" to the new store, with a frequency of 10 to 30 minutes. Regarding the "2026 Kaohsiung Beer Music Festival," the Transportation Bureau pointed out that Shidai Avenue (from Zhonghua 5th Road to Chenggong 2nd Road) will be subject to traffic control during the event. It is recommended that attendees take the MRT Red Line to R6 Kaisyuan Station and wa