Yeosu City, Riding Bicycles Along the Blue Sea

Yeosu~Goheung Interconnected Island Bridge and 4-Island Tour: Fantastic Bicycle Course to be Completed by 2022

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Kyung-taek] It will soon be possible to ride a bicycle across the bridge connecting four islands between Yeosu and Goheung in Jeollanam-do.

Yeosu City was selected in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's '2021 Bicycle City Branding Support Project' competition and secured 200 million KRW in national funding.

According to the city, this project supports bicycle policies applied for by local governments to promote bicycle use, and among 50 locations nationwide, Yeosu City was finally selected as one of five local governments.

As a result of this selection, a 34.7 km bicycle road will be constructed connecting the four islands between Yeosu and Goheung, including the bridge, and the route will cover Hwaryang-myeon Jangsu-ri Gongjeong Village to Hwajeong-myeon Jobal, Dunbyeong, Nangdo, and Jeokgeumdo. Bicycle rental stations, storage racks, and rest facilities will also be installed.

Yeosu City plans to complete the detailed design through consultations with related organizations within this year and finish the project by December 2022.

Once the 'Yeosu Seomseom-gil Bicycle Course,' where the blue sea and islands spread out like a painting, is established, many citizens and tourists are expected to visit as they can safely ride public bicycles along the fantastic sea road.

A Yeosu City official stated, "The opening of the Yeosu Seomseom-gil bicycle road will play a symbolic role as a leading city in climate change response and as a central city for hosting the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28)," adding, "We will do our best to promote the project to positively contribute to improving citizens' environmental awareness."

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