Daegu City Fully Opens Year-End Outer Ring Road ... "Dramatic Improvement in Urban Traffic Flow"

Total Distance of 61.6 km with a Project Cost of 1.5258 Trillion KRW...
Traffic Volume Dispersal Effect in 8 Radial Road Structures

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Daegu Urban Outer Ring Road (4th Ring Road), which connects national roads and expressways, will be fully opened by the end of this year.

According to Daegu City on the 14th, the total length of the Daegu 4th Ring Road reaches 61.6 km. Currently, about half of it, 29.1 km (17.7 km privately funded, 11.4 km public), is constructed and operated by Daegu City.

The remaining construction section of the Daegu 4th Ring Expressway project covers the Seongseo~Jicheon~Ansim section, with a total length of 32.5 km. Seven interchanges and four junctions will be installed as entry and exit facilities. It is being constructed as a 4-lane road with a design speed of 80 km/h. The total project cost is 1.5258 trillion KRW, funded 40% by the national government and 60% by the Korea Expressway Corporation.

The Daegu 4th Ring Expressway project began contracts and construction in March 2014, divided into seven sections, and as of the end of last December, it has reached 80% completion. The goal is to fully open the 4th Ring Road by December this year.

During the construction process, Daegu City made efforts to preserve the local environment by changing the route (adding two tunnels) to protect the Dodong Thuja forest (Natural Monument No. 1, designated in 1962) and improve the living environment of residents in Hyangsan Village.

Most of the construction consists of large structures such as bridges and tunnels (8 tunnels and 49 bridges). In particular, the Kumho Bridge, the longest at 825 meters, crosses the Kumho River with a maximum span length (distance between piers) of 175 meters. Daegu City explained that the bridge construction was completed through precise construction methods and thorough quality control.

Yoon Jeong-hee, Director of Daegu City Transportation Bureau, emphasized, "Once completed, seven interchanges will be installed, making access to existing expressways and the outer ring road more convenient, which will dramatically improve traffic flow."

She added, "Under Daegu’s road structure formed by eight radial axes (Yeongcheon, Cheongtong, Masan, Andong, Gyeongsan, Cheongdo, Seongju, Waegwan), traffic passing through the city center will be dispersed to the outskirts, alleviating downtown congestion. This will also greatly aid the smooth transportation of goods between Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions, contributing significantly to the activation of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk metropolitan economy."

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