Jungnang-gu Promotes Creating Pleasant Walkways

Focused Maintenance of Facilities Around Myeonmok Yusuji Due to Nearby Large Complex Move-in...Continuous Efforts to Address Resident Inconveniences Such as Traffic Obstruction Utility Poles, Defective Overhead Lines, and Sidewalk Repairs

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) is promoting the "Jungnang-gil Regeneration Project" to create a people-centered pedestrian environment and improve the urban landscape.

The project focuses on the area around Myeonmok Retention Basin, where a sharp increase in foot traffic is expected due to the move-in of large-scale redevelopment apartments such as Sagajeong I-Park (1,500 households) and Myeonmok Raon Private (450 households).

The surrounding 1.6 km section of sidewalks will be expanded, a new entrance to the Jungnangcheon walking trail will be created, and the nearby green spaces will be transformed into healing spaces for residents through the removal of aging flower beds and the creation of street parks. The old senior citizen rest area will be relocated to an idle site within the retention basin and renovated, and nearby street vendors will also be improved and maintained in accordance with Seoul city guidelines.

Overhead lines tangled within the streets will also be organized. Utility poles and overhead lines along Mangu-ro (1.6 km) between Jungnanggyo Bridge and Dongil-ro, as well as in the Tae-neung Market area (0.6 km) densely packed with street vendors, will be buried underground. Additionally, defective overhead lines along a 1.4 km section of Myeonmok-ro from Myeonmok Station to the boundary with Gwangjin-gu will be intensively maintained in cooperation with six telecommunications companies.

To create comfortable and safe walking streets, aging arterial roads and sidewalks such as Jungnangcheon-ro, Jungnang Station-ro, and Gongneung-ro will be expanded and maintained. Old and damaged sidewalk blocks and curbstones will be replaced, and utility poles and public phone booths that hinder pedestrian movement will be relocated or removed in collaboration with related organizations.

The goal is to maintain a total of about 1,000 urban facilities by the end of this year to make Jungnang a "walkable and livable" district.

Last year, the district signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with related organizations such as Korea Electric Power Corporation and KT Linkers and actively carried out projects. They expanded and maintained pedestrian paths around school routes near Jungmok Elementary, Geumseong Elementary, and Taeneung Middle Schools, relocated utility poles and fire hydrants that obstruct walking, and removed aging public phone booths and street trees blocking crosswalks, maintaining over 1,600 urban facilities.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, "Through the Jungnang-gil Regeneration Project, we will actively resolve pedestrian inconveniences and create a pleasant living space," adding, "We will do our best so that residents can take pride and honor in living in Jungnang."

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