Dobong-gu Adds 10 More Crosswalk Shade Shelters to Prepare for Heatwave

▲In front of Apartment 108, Banghak Samsung Raemian ▲Northeast side of Munhwa Intersection ▲East side of Dobongsan Station Intersection ▲In front of Nonghyup Hanaro Mart (east side) ▲Northwest side of Nokcheon Station Entrance Intersection ▲Opposite the main gate of Dobong High School ▲Next to Sungkyunkwan University Agujang ▲In front of KEB Hana Bank Ui-dong Branch ▲In front of Sungmi Police Station ▲Northwest side of Samik Ceramic Apartment Intersection, etc.

New installation of shade shelters at the crosswalk opposite the main gate of Dobong High School in Dobong-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) has installed 10 additional shade shelters to protect pedestrians crossing crosswalks and sidewalks from the scorching sunlight during the summer heatwave period.

The district added shade shelters with a diameter of 3 to 3.5 meters each at 10 locations, including crosswalks with heavy foot traffic and little tree shade such as Munhwagosa Intersection, completing inspection on the 25th.

The installation sites were selected after reviewing demand surveys by neighborhood and residents' requests in the first half of this year.

The installation areas include ▲in front of Building 108, Banghak Samsung Raemian Apartments ▲northeast side of Munhwagosa Intersection ▲east side of Dobongsan Station Three-way Intersection ▲in front of Nonghyup Hanaro Mart (east side) ▲northwest side of Nokcheon Station Entrance Intersection ▲across from the main gate of Dobong High School ▲next to the baseball field at Sungkyunkwan University ▲in front of KEB Hana Bank Ui-dong Branch ▲in front of Sungmi Police Substation ▲northwest side of Samik Ceramic Apartments Intersection.

So far, since 2017, the district has installed 9 shade shelters in 2017, 28 in 2018, and 23 in 2019 as part of residents’ daily life-oriented heatwave countermeasures. With this additional installation, the total number of heatwave shade shelters in the district will increase to 70.

Additionally, the district operates 4 safety accommodations and 16 heatwave shelters within the district to help vulnerable groups stay safe during the heatwave period.

To simultaneously promote social distancing in daily life and respond to heatwave disasters, Dobong-gu Office is also running a parasol rental program at 28 locations including the district office information desk, community service centers, and welfare centers.

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu said, “Through heatwave measures such as crosswalk shade shelters, safety accommodations, and parasol rentals, we hope residents can take a break and escape the heat even for a moment. We will continue to do our best in heatwave reduction measures and prevention activities so that residents can spend a safe summer.”

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