Gyeongju City Establishes Priority Signal System for Emergency Vehicles... Trial Operation from the 17th

Configuration Diagram and Service Area of Gyeongju City Emergency Vehicle Priority Signal System. / Provided by Gyeongju City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 15th that it will establish an emergency vehicle priority signal system and begin trial operation from the 17th.

This project is part of the 'Gyeongju City ITS Construction Project,' which is currently underway as a 2020 local government Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) national subsidy project.

Gyeongju's emergency vehicle priority signal system is the first in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area to be built in a way that the traffic information center collectively controls the traffic signals along the emergency vehicle's route. The service coverage of the system is also the largest in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region.

This system tracks the location of emergency vehicles such as fire trucks and ambulances using the Global Positioning System (GPS) when an emergency occurs, and changes all traffic signals along the vehicle's route to green to secure the golden time.

The trial operation, starting on the 17th with a 'Fire Truck Passage Training' together with the Gyeongju Fire Station and Gyeongju Police Station, will be conducted at the Gyeongju Fire Station and Yonghwang, Dongbu, and Hwango 119 Safety Centers. This training will take place at all intersections in the city connected to the traffic information center.

Ko Hyun-gwan, Director of Traffic Administration, said, "The emergency vehicle priority signal system will play a significant role in protecting citizens' lives and property," and added, "Since temporary traffic congestion is inevitable during system operation, we ask for citizens' cooperation for everyone's safety."

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