Jinju City, All-Out Measures Against Road Freezing Due to Winter Rain

Strengthening Surveillance Activities and Prompt Response to Minimize Resident Inconvenience

The city mobile maintenance team is spreading calcium chloride in the shaded area (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Son Tae-seok] Jinju City announced on the 7th that it is making every effort to implement anti-icing measures as the rain that started in the western Gyeongnam region is expected to continue until the 8th.

After the rain began early morning on the 6th and temperatures dropped sharply, the city organized three mobile repair teams consisting of nine members to cover 16 vulnerable icing sections.

Additionally, since around November last year, the city established a phased response plan for icing, securing various snow removal materials, inspecting equipment, and setting up an emergency contact system with related agencies. They stocked 370 snow removal boxes, 970 sandbags, and 119 bags of calcium chloride at 128 high-risk icing locations such as mountain passes prone to accidents, shaded areas, and bridges.

Furthermore, they are replacing calcium chloride that is over nine years old with the latest supplies to ensure rapid operations during icing, minimizing traffic disruptions and inconvenience to residents.

A Jinju City official stated, “We are making our best efforts to prevent traffic accidents caused by winter road icing, but there are limits to what administrative power alone can achieve. Since even small amounts of rainfall can cause icing in winter, we ask everyone to exercise maximum caution, such as reducing speed more than usual.”

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