Goyang-si Creates 'Street Forest' to Reduce Fine Dust on 2nd Jayuro

Planted 56,000 Trees of Excellent Dust Reduction Species Including Thuja

Goyang City Creates Roadside Forest to Reduce Fine Dust on the 2nd Jayuro [Provided by Goyang City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Goyang City in Gyeonggi Province has created a roadside forest to reduce fine dust along a 6 km section between the 2nd Jayuro Guryong Intersection (Seoul city boundary) and the Ilsandong-gu Hallyu World Interchange.

On the 24th, the city announced, "We received a special adjustment grant of 1 billion KRW from the government to reduce harmful substances such as fine dust entering residential areas including Hwajeon, Haengsin, Neunggok, and Baekseok-dong, and thus promoted a roadside forest project to reduce fine dust along the 2nd Jayuro road."

Since last month, the city has been planting 4,000 tall trees such as thuja, which are highly effective in reducing fine dust, and 55,000 small trees such as mountain azaleas along the 2nd Jayuro roadside to create the roadside forest.

The city expects that the roadside forest along the 2nd Jayuro will create a beautiful natural landscape and absorb 2,106 kg of fine dust annually, which is equivalent to blocking the amount of fine dust emitted by 1,255 diesel vehicles per year.

According to a recent announcement by the Ministry of Environment, 47 trees together absorb the same amount of fine dust as one diesel vehicle emits in a year. One tree absorbs and blocks 35.7 g of fine dust annually, removes 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide, and produces 1.8 tons of fresh oxygen.

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