Korea Expressway Corporation Gwangju·Jeonnam Conducts Joint Flood and Wind Disaster Drill on the 25th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Korea Expressway Corporation Damyang Branch (Branch Manager Lee Young-geon) announced on the 24th that it will conduct a ‘Joint Training with Related Agencies for Expressway Flood and Wind Damage Preparedness’ at the entrance of Jangseong 3 Tunnel located at the 23.4 km point on the Gochang-Damyang Expressway (towards Gochang) from 3 PM to 4 PM on the 25th.

This training was prepared to ensure effective response and rapid emergency rescue in case of disasters such as expressway closures caused by heavy summer rainfalls.

A total of 55 personnel from six agencies, including the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency Highway Patrol Division 5th Precinct and Aviation Unit, Jangseong County, and Jangseong Fire Station, will participate, deploying 21 pieces of equipment such as recovery machinery and helicopters.

The training scenario simulates a situation where about 300 mm of heavy rain causes rockfalls on the expressway cut slope, burying one vehicle and leading to a fire accident, while about 50 vehicles are stranded, resulting in a complete traffic shutdown.

Korea Expressway Corporation expects that this training will establish an emergency disaster response system among related agencies, minimizing public inconvenience and damage in case of expressway disasters.

A representative of Korea Expressway Corporation Damyang Branch stated, “From 8 AM to 5 PM on the training day, full traffic control will be enforced from Jangseong 3 Tunnel to Jangseong 2 Tunnel towards Gochang. Vehicles should use the Damyang-bound lane for alternating traffic. Vehicles heading to the second lane towards Damyang should be aware that vehicles will alternate in the first lane, so expressway users passing through this section are requested to drive safely according to road electronic signs and traffic safety facilities.”

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