Naju City to Restrict Vehicles Over 3m Height on Yeongsan Bridge Starting from the 12th

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 5th that starting from the 12th, it will impose traffic restrictions on vehicles taller than 3 meters to prevent safety accidents and carry out bridge repairs due to the aging of Yeongsan Bridge.

Accordingly, vehicles taller than 3 meters (total weight 20.1 tons), including city (intercity), express, charter buses, freight trucks, and construction machinery vehicles, will be restricted from crossing Yeongsan Bridge.

The 17 city bus routes that used to cross Yeongsan Bridge via Yeonggang Intersection will be rerouted toward Yeongsan Bridge.

The changed route is ‘Yeonggang Intersection - Yeongsan Bridge (Hongeo Street) - Seonchang-gil - Seoksan-gil - Yuljeong - Yeongsan Port Terminal,’ and the circular bus routes under 3 meters in height remain unchanged.

Yeongsan Bridge, completed in 1972, has served as a transportation hub connecting Naju with Yeongam, Haenam, and Gangjin (southern region) by spanning the Yeongsan River.

However, due to nearly half a century of aging, the bridge received a ‘D grade’ in a detailed safety inspection last year, indicating urgent need for repair and maintenance.

Accordingly, the city has been restricting traffic to vehicles under 20.1 tons and speeds under 50 km/h, but to secure a safer passage, it has decided to install a height restriction facility of 3 meters.

With the traffic restriction on Yeongsan Bridge expected to cause congestion in the Yeongsan Bridge section, the city will also strengthen traffic system improvements such as enhanced parking and stopping enforcement.

First, the city plans to pilot a day-odd parking restriction system in the section from ‘Yeongsanpo-ro 263 to Yeongsanpo-ro 289’ in the second half of this year and fully implement it from next year.

In addition, two sections, ‘Yeongsanpo-ro 263 to Yeongsanpo-ro 252’ and ‘Yeongsanpo Hongeo Street to Seonchang-gil,’ will see strengthened parking enforcement through deployment of traffic guidance personnel and installation of unmanned CCTV.

The city also plans to minimize citizen inconvenience by holding resident briefings on bus route adjustments and parking enforcement, installing guide signs for the use of Naju Railroad Park public parking lot, and posting promotional materials on the city hall website and SNS.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “We will actively promote related matters so that large vehicle drivers and public transportation users do not experience inconvenience due to the height restriction on Yeongsan Bridge,” and added, “We ask for citizens’ active cooperation in this measure to secure a safer passage.”

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