Zero Traffic Accident Deaths!... 'Gangnam Civil-Government-Police Council' Launched

April Traffic Inconvenience Complaints Concentrated Reporting Period Ongoing... Improvement Plans This Month, Facility Upgrades Targeted for Completion by August

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) is implementing a 'Resident-Centered One-Stop Traffic Facility Improvement Project' by forming a public-private-police council consisting of the district office's traffic administration department, traffic chiefs from Gangnam and Suseo Police Stations, and 11 resident representatives to achieve 'Zero Traffic Accident Deaths.'

Unlike the existing method where the district office and police station hold separate consultations whenever traffic complaints arise, this project is operated collectively through a council in which residents directly participate.

From complaint reception to on-site inspection, improvement plan preparation, review, and installation work, the process can be promoted in a one-stop manner, so traffic inconvenience complaints are expected to be handled promptly.

The council designated April as the 'Intensive Traffic Complaint Reporting Period,' during which residents submitted reports on traffic safety facilities or traffic signal operation systems they found inconvenient or unreasonable while walking or driving. The goal is to prepare traffic facility improvement plans within this month and complete construction by August.

The council, focusing on side streets where rapid improvements are needed, is conducting customized joint on-site inspections considering regional characteristics.

Issues requiring large-scale improvements will have separate plans established.

Meanwhile, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, there were 218 traffic accident deaths in Seoul last year, with 17 deaths in Gangnam-gu, the highest among the 25 autonomous districts.

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