Opening of Yangjaecheon in Gangnam-gu Based on One-Way Traffic

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) has decided to open Yangjaecheon, which had been completely closed, in a one-way traffic format this weekend in accordance with the government's guidelines to ease the 'intensive social distancing'.

As a result of collecting opinions from residents on the weekend opening of Yangjaecheon on the 21st and 22nd, there was a strong preference for "opening on the premise of one-way traffic" mainly from Dogok 2-dong and Gaepo 4-dong near Yangjaecheon.

Following government guidelines, the district had fully restricted access to Yangjaecheon on weekends for three weeks, including the 4th and 5th, 11th and 12th, and until the 18th and 19th.

Accordingly, Gangnam-gu will open Yangjaecheon on the weekend of the 25th and 26th, but to prevent the local spread of COVID-19 in advance and to avoid visitors facing each other, one-way traffic will be implemented on the Sangdan-gil and Sodan-gil walking paths between Tancheon 2-gyo and Yeongdong 2-gyo bridges.

In addition, in accordance with the 'social distancing' policy, the use of mats and picnics will be prohibited, hand sanitizers will be provided, and additional on-site personnel will be deployed to assist residents' smooth passage.

Jeong Soon-gyun, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, said, "We thank the residents for cooperating with the weekend closure of Yangjaecheon for three weeks," and added, "Among the total 1,285 people under self-quarantine in Gangnam-gu, 1,276 are overseas entrants except for 9, which is 2 to 3 times higher than other regions." He also urged, "We hope everyone continues to follow social distancing and personal hygiene rules well."

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