Gwangju City Invests 12 Billion Won to Replace Aging Water Pipes on the 1st Ring Road

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Waterworks Headquarters announced on the 6th that it will invest 12 billion KRW to replace the ‘Aged Water Pipes on the 1st Circular Road.’

The water pipes in this section have served as the main artery for tap water supply in the downtown area since they were installed in 1984. However, due to relatively rapid aging, they have been identified as the fundamental cause of the recent cloudy water discharge in the old downtown area.

Accordingly, after a nine-month preparation process, the Waterworks Headquarters decided to prioritize the maintenance of a 12.6 km section of aged water pipes with diameters of 800 to 900 mm distributed along the ‘1st Circular Road.’

In particular, considering that various underground facilities such as sewage, gas, and electricity are densely concentrated in this section, and that nearby projects such as the ‘Phase 1 Construction of Urban Railway Line 2,’ ‘Daenam-daero Alignment Improvement Project,’ and ‘Gwangjucheon Environmental Maintenance Project’ are underway, the maintenance is planned to be completed within this year through close cooperation with related departments to prevent overlapping excavation and project delays.

To this end, a ‘Special Team for Aged Pipe Maintenance’ was formed in January, and all preliminary procedures were completed by March.

Since the recent occurrence of red water incidents and the discovery of larvae in other regions have heightened citizens’ interest in the supply of clean water, the Waterworks Headquarters plans to complete the maintenance of aged pipes on the 1st Circular Road and then repair aged pipes connected to households.

Also, since the maintenance project for aged pipes in the downtown area is being carried out on major city roads such as Pilmun-daero, Daenam-daero, and Seoam-daero, which may affect traffic flow, most overlapping sections with other construction projects will be worked on at night to minimize citizen inconvenience.

Yeom Bang-yeol, head of the Waterworks Headquarters, said, “We will complete the maintenance of aged pipes as quickly as possible to supply the cleanest and safest water in the country.”

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