Seoul City Reports 84 Road Damage Cases Daily... 11.4% Increase Compared to Last Year

Seoul City Councilor Kim Tae-su: "To Ensure Rapid Safety Measures and Reduce Social and Economic Losses, the Reporting Reward System Must Be Expanded"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] It has been revealed that over 46,000 reports of road damage threatening daily life safety have been received in the past two years.

According to the data on pothole and sidewalk block damage reports submitted by Seoul City to Seoul City Council member Kim Tae-su (Democratic Party of Korea, Jungnang-gu District 2) for the past two years, 30,723 reports were filed last year, and 15,510 reports were filed in the first half of this year.

This represents an 11.4% increase compared to the first half of last year (13,589 reports).

By report type, road damage such as potholes was recorded as 20,766 cases in 2019 and 8,845 cases in the first half of this year, while sidewalk block damage was 9,957 cases in 2019 and 6,665 cases in the first half of this year.

Rewards (Onnuri gift certificates) were also paid based on the reports. A total of 5.3 million KRW was distributed to 530 people.

Seoul City, according to the ‘Road Damage Report Reward Payment Regulations,’ accumulates and pays rewards differentially: for road damage, from 10 reports (20,000 KRW) to over 500 reports (100,000 KRW), and for sidewalk damage, from 10 reports (20,000 KRW) to over 200 reports (300,000 KRW).

Council member Kim Tae-su stated, “Every year, news covers incidents where car wheels or tires are damaged due to road damage, and people get injured by falling because of damaged sidewalk blocks.”

He added, “Due to manpower shortages, there are limits to inspecting roads daily, so citizen reports play a significant role in prompt safety measures and reducing social and economic losses. We need to establish a plan where Seoul City and autonomous districts mutually agree to appropriately compensate rewards that are not paid for reports under 10 cases.”

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