Gwangju Police Fully Committed to Ensuring 'Traffic Safety' with Baegun Overpass Demolition

Improvement of Signal Systems at the 2nd Ring Road and Bypass Intersections

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Police are making every effort to ensure smooth traffic flow and safety in relation to the 'Baegun Overpass Demolition Project.'

Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (Chief Choi Gwanho) announced on the 10th that they will improve the signal system of the 2nd Ring Road and detour intersections.

With the commencement of the Baegun Overpass demolition project in Baegun-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju, a traffic signal system is being operated through the opening of six surrounding detour roads and allowing left turns at five locations.

As a result of these measures, the daily traffic volume at Baegun Intersection has decreased by 48% (from 150,163 vehicles to 77,592 vehicles), and traffic has been flowing without significant congestion so far. However, as traffic volume at Baegun Intersection decreases and drivers use detour routes, traffic volume at nearby intersections and the 2nd Ring Road interchanges is increasing.

To address this, Gwangju Police plan to change the signal cycles and rebuild the coordination system for Baegun Intersection, access detour roads, and the 2nd Ring Road entrances and exits.

Signal times will be extended at four entrances and exits: Hodeok IC (2nd Ring Road → Seomun-daero direction), Yongsan IC (Yongsan IC → Yong-daero direction), Duam IC (2nd Ring Road → Galma-ro direction), and Hakun IC (2nd Ring Road → Uijae-ro direction).

Along with changing the signal cycles at 14 intersections including Baegun Intersection, Hoijae-ro, and Daenam-daero, the coordination system with surrounding intersections will be rebuilt to handle a large volume of traffic within a single signal cycle.

Additionally, due to illegal parking causing vehicle congestion around narrow detour roads, the police plan to cooperate with local districts to crack down on illegal parking.

A representative of the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency stated, “We will do our best to ensure traffic flow and safety until the completion of the construction by reestablishing signal operation plans according to future traffic condition changes and installing additional traffic guidance signs when there are changes in traffic directions due to the construction.”

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