Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Integrates Traffic Control for Public and Private Toll Highways

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 3rd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport signed a 'Highway Integrated Traffic Control Business Agreement (MOU)' with Korea Expressway Corporation and 19 private highway corporations.

This MOU was promoted to organically cooperate and respond quickly and systematically to minimize damage when crises or unexpected situations such as traffic accidents occur on highways in real time by sharing Korea Expressway Corporation's disaster and emergency response capabilities with private corporations. This plan was previously discussed at a private highway traffic safety meeting held on June 23rd between Minister Kim Hyun-mi of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and representatives of private corporations.

The main cooperation items include mutual linkage of traffic information such as video, communication, and text, immediate provision of unexpected situation text information and dissemination of traffic conditions through Variable Message Signs (VMS), establishment of a direct hotline between the Korea Expressway Corporation control room and private corporation control rooms, and guidance of the highway accident report number 1588-2504.

The organizations plan to form a consultative body to share traffic measures and operate it regularly.

Joo Hyun-jong, Director of the Road Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, “This business agreement is expected to contribute to creating a safe and convenient road environment by promptly responding to situations occurring on highways and timely disseminating and supporting traffic conditions,” and added, “We will actively support the smooth establishment of integrated traffic control between Korea Expressway Corporation and private corporations.”

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