Gwangju Nam-gu Conducts 'Safety Inspection' on Elementary School Commute Routes

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 10th that it will conduct safety inspections of school routes around five elementary schools in the district until the 12th.

As the start of all elementary school grades, which had been postponed due to COVID-19, begins, the target areas are those where the "Elementary School Commuting Route Traffic Safety Keeper Project" is being carried out to create a safe commuting environment for students.

Since the 8th, a comprehensive inspection to ensure children's pedestrian safety has been underway in the areas around Baegun Elementary School, Bongju Elementary School, Jeseok Elementary School, Hakgang Elementary School, and Jinje Elementary School, which were selected by the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education as this year's project sites for the Elementary School Commuting Route Traffic Safety Keeper Project.

A total of 18 routes are subject to this inspection. The status of inspection routes by school is as follows: Baegun Elementary School 4 routes, Bongju Elementary School 6 routes, Jeseok Elementary School 3 routes, Hakgang Elementary School 3 routes, and Jinje Elementary School 2 routes.

The commuting routes for elementary school students are mainly concentrated on major roads in front of schools and residential area side streets.

Nam-gu has deployed 18 traffic safety keepers recently selected through an open recruitment to create a traffic safety environment through on-site verification. They walk the commuting routes directly, carefully checking for objects obstructing pedestrian visibility, obstacles to passage, road damage, and other factors.

In particular, if illegally parked vehicles are found around crosswalks or illegal banners are installed near traffic lights, the responsible department will be contacted to ensure immediate corrective action.

A Nam-gu official said, "We are conducting thorough inspections of commuting routes so that elementary school children can safely use their learning spaces," and added, "We ask not only the traffic safety keepers but also residents themselves to become safety keepers for our children and work together to create a traffic safety environment."

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