What Was the Cause Behind the Potential Major Changes to Eunpyeong-gu's Paved Roads?

Comprehensive Survey of Aging Pavement on Major Arterial and Local Residential Streets... Major Road Environment Improvement through Five-Year Annual Maintenance Plan

Appearance After Bulgwang-ro Maintenance

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) has been conducting a full survey of all road sections in Eunpyeong-gu and establishing a five-year maintenance plan, moving away from the previously improvised road management practices, and has been actively promoting this since last year.

The roads in Eunpyeong-gu total approximately 351 km, of which 316 km are managed by the district and 35 km by the city. Most of the district-managed roads are under 12 meters wide (282 km), and due to the district's poor financial conditions, residential alley roads have been effectively neglected in terms of maintenance, causing residents' dissatisfaction and distrust in administration.

To fundamentally resolve this issue, in 2018, Eunpyeong-gu conducted a full survey of the condition grades of aging paved roads throughout the district, including alleys, and quantified factors such as road fatigue, cracks, and damage into a database. By establishing clear repair standards and a five-year phased maintenance plan, the district began extensive maintenance of all road sections starting in 2019.

As a result, out of the 47 km of roads targeted for maintenance, 25 km have been repaired. The road maintenance rate, which was only 2.96% in 2018, has increased to 53.8% as of last month relative to the maintenance target, with a goal to achieve 100% by 2023.

Additionally, the district has actively collaborated with the Seoul Metropolitan Government (Western Road Office) to carry out extensive road maintenance on major north-south and east-west axes managed by Seoul City, such as Tongil-ro and Yeonseo-ro.

In particular, the Yeonseo-ro section, from Eungam Station to the Ip-gok Samgeori intersection where it meets Bukhansan-ro, approximately 6 km, has been fully maintained, significantly improving the road environment in the area.

A district official stated, “To ensure thorough quality control of paved roads, which had been neglected due to frequent personnel changes and lack of specialized knowledge, we require staff to regularly complete paving education. We also share expertise with external specialists and focus on rigorous quality and construction management on-site to improve road smoothness and usability, striving to reduce costs.”

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