Gwangju Seo-gu Puts 'All Efforts' into Enhancing Citizen Safety and Convenience

Replacement of Aging Security Lights with LEDs and Maintenance of Sewer Facilities in Preparation for the Rainy Season

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) is putting all its efforts into ensuring the safety and convenience of its citizens.

On the 22nd, Seo-gu announced that it will conduct a large-scale maintenance and inspection of aging facilities within the district, including security lights, sewage systems, and roads.

First, about 1,000 aging security lights in the district will be replaced with LED lights.

This year’s LED replacement project will invest a total budget of 500 million KRW to replace 301 lights in Ssangchon-dong, 296 lights in Nongsong-dong, and about 380 lights in Geumho, Chipyeong, Pungam, and Seochang-dong areas with high-efficiency LED lighting by the first half of next year.

All security lights in the district, except for about 400 lights installed in the redevelopment target areas of Gwangcheon-dong and Yang-dong, will be replaced with LEDs.

So far, out of a total of 7,012 security lights in the district, 5,527 lights (replacement rate of 79%) have been replaced with LEDs, saving about 41 million KRW in electricity bills compared to the same period last year.

Along with this, to create a safe and pleasant road environment, a spring road maintenance plan has been established, and inspections and comprehensive maintenance of road facilities will be completed by next month.

This road maintenance will focus on repairing pavement surfaces such as cracks and potholes on all roads under management delegation totaling 197 km, including facilities, as well as drainage maintenance for bridges and steep slopes, and maintenance of road signs and safety facilities throughout the district.

Since the thawing period, maintenance has been completed on 959 pothole sites (area of 1,670㎡) on district roads, and areas requiring road pavement (area of 3,014㎡) are planned to be completed by next month.

Furthermore, to minimize flood damage to residents in preparation for heavy summer rains, comprehensive maintenance of aging sewage facilities, including minor repairs and dredging, will be promoted.

For this purpose, maintenance work such as regular inspections of rainwater inlets installed on roads, dredging of sewage pipes, and replacement of rainwater pipes has been commissioned. Contracts for unit prices of construction work that can respond immediately to emergency repairs are also underway.

A Seo-gu official said, “We are striving to contribute to improving citizens’ residential and road environments through overall maintenance of living SOC,” and added, “There may be inconveniences such as noise from road excavation and traffic control, but we ask for your understanding as this construction is for flood damage prevention and facility maintenance.”

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