Securing Pedestrian Safety Around Seoul Yakryeongsi in Dongdaemun-gu

Creation of Pedestrian Environment Improvement Zone in Yakryeong Jungang-ro with Many Market Visitors and Elderly Passersby... Driver Speed Reduction Design Pavement, Raised Crosswalks, and Seoul Yakryeong Market Promotional Images Installed

Design pavement created in the Yakryeong Jungang-ro area

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) has completed the creation of a pedestrian environment improvement zone to provide a safe and pleasant walking space around Yakryeongjungang-ro in Seoul Yakryeongsi.

The area around Yakryeongjungang-ro in Seoul Yakryeongsi is a district with a high volume of pedestrians due to the concentration of various herbal medicine shops, including the Seoul Korean Medicine Promotion Center, a representative attraction of Dongdaemun-gu, making it necessary to install traffic safety facilities for vulnerable pedestrians such as the elderly.

Accordingly, Dongdaemun-gu was selected for the '2020 Pedestrian Environment Improvement Zone Creation Contest' conducted by Seoul City last December, receiving 258 million KRW in city funds. With a total project cost of 345 million KRW, the district carried out design services, traffic safety facility reviews, and design consultations to establish the pedestrian environment improvement zone around Yakryeongjungang-ro.

The district installed design pavements that induce drivers to slow down and raise awareness, raised intersections, and set the speed limit to below 30 km/h to ensure pedestrian traffic safety. Additionally, it focused on promoting Seoul Yakryeongsi by creating symbolic images such as ginseng, representing Seoul Yakryeongsi.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “The pedestrian environment improvement zone centered around Yakryeongjungang-ro in Seoul Yakryeongsi will enhance the safety of vulnerable pedestrians, including the elderly visiting Seoul Yakryeongsi. We will continuously expand pedestrian environment improvement zones to create road environments where both pedestrians and drivers can use safely and with peace of mind.”

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