Additional Construction on Gwangju Urban Railway Line 2 Sangmu Jungang-ro Section Starting from the 28th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Urban Railway Construction Headquarters announced on the 26th that it will begin additional construction on a 362m section from the intersection in front of the Bank of Korea building to the intersection in front of Minhanbang Hospital building starting on the 28th, in order to expand the work section on Sangmu Jungang-ro.

This construction is an extension of the 214m section from the intersection in front of SC First Bank building to the intersection near Times Square building, which began on the 19th. It involves the removal of the central median and lane changes, and plans to proceed with phased construction in the same manner as the previously implemented section.

The already started work section has completed lane guidance marking changes for the safety of citizens, and after occupying one lane on each side centered on the central median to install construction fences, the demolition of the central median is currently underway.

As the section where lanes are reduced from 8 lanes to 6 lanes increases, the Urban Railway Construction Headquarters requested cooperation from the Seo-gu Traffic Guidance Division to crack down on illegal parking to minimize traffic inconvenience caused by increased congestion on Sangmu Jungang-ro. They also plan to actively promote the construction status using Gwangju Traffic Broadcasting and the city’s website bulletin board.

Additionally, to prevent traffic safety accidents caused by continuous road condition changes, prior consultations with related organizations have been completed regarding the installation of construction notice signs and various traffic safety facilities around the construction site.

Jung Dae-kyung, head of the Gwangju Urban Railway Construction Headquarters, said, “We ask for citizens’ understanding regarding the traffic inconvenience on Sangmu Jungang-ro caused by the Urban Railway Line 2 construction. Since congestion may occur especially during commuting hours, we kindly ask you to use surrounding detour roads as much as possible.” He added, “We will strengthen cooperation with related organizations such as the police to minimize traffic inconvenience.”

Meanwhile, the first phase of Urban Railway Line 2 construction is underway over a total distance of 17.003 km from the Yuchon-dong vehicle depot to behind Gwangju Station. Construction began in September 2019, currently showing a progress rate of 25% compared to the first phase project budget, and the second phase is planned to be ordered in the second half of this year.

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