Electric Pole on Doksan-ro, Geumcheon-gu to Disappear

Geumcheon-gu Signs Agreement with KEPCO and Telecom Companies in March to Promote Underground Utility Project, Prioritizing 1km Section of Doksan-ro Court Complex... Annual Project Plan for Five Sections of Doksan-ro through 2024

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yoo Seong-hoon) is promoting an annual undergrounding project along the entire Doksan-ro route, starting with the court complex section of Doksan-ro in 2020.

Doksan-ro is a 3.6 km long, four-lane (two lanes each way) secondary arterial road extending from the Guro Telephone Office Intersection in Doksan-dong, bordering Gwanak-gu, to the Park Mi-sam Intersection in Siheung-dong.

Although it is a frequently traveled area by vehicles and residents, the narrow sidewalks, utility poles, overhead lines (electricity and communication lines), and old, thick street trees impair the urban landscape and cause inconvenience to residents’ passage and even pose safety risks.

Accordingly, this year the district will invest a total of 9.8 billion KRW (4.4 billion KRW from Korea Electric Power Corporation and telecommunication companies, 2.2 billion KRW from city funds, and 3.2 billion KRW from district funds) to prioritize undergrounding the 1 km section of Doksan Court Complex from the intersection in front of the Seoul Southern Women's Development Center to the Siheung 1-dong Post Office.

The district plans to sign a business agreement with Korea Electric Power Corporation and each telecommunication company in March, hold a residents’ briefing session, and start construction between June and July aiming for completion in December this year.

Mayor Yoo Seong-hoon set the Doksan-ro undergrounding project as a pledge during the 7th local government term and, after conducting a residents’ survey following his inauguration, has been proactively coordinating with Korea Electric Power Corporation, telecommunication companies, and Seoul City to complete preliminary procedures. As a result, the groundbreaking at the Doksan-ro court complex section has finally become possible.

The district will divide Doksan-ro into five sections and promote the project annually until 2024, starting with the court complex section this year. In addition to the undergrounding project, the sidewalks will be renovated and the species of street trees changed to create a street that residents want to walk along.

Yoo Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “Although there will be many difficulties in promoting the undergrounding project, which is directly related to residents’ quality of life, we will work together with residents to overcome them wisely. I hope that the Doksan-ro undergrounding project will be the starting point for the revitalization of Doksan-ro, which has been losing its vitality.”

For more details, please contact the Construction Administration Division of Geumcheon-gu Office at ☏2627-1574.

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