Pohang City Temporarily Reopens Route 31 'Ipam2gyo' Area Overnight After Heavy Rain Disruption

Mayor Lee Gang-deok inspecting the restoration site of the washed-out road in Jukjang-myeon on the 25th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The National Route 31 in Jukjang-myeon, Pohang, where part of the road was washed away due to heavy rain, was temporarily reopened for traffic after overnight emergency restoration work within a day.

On the 24th, Pohang City announced on the 25th that it completed ground reinforcement and temporarily reopened the road near Ipam 2 Bridge on National Route 31, where about 40 meters of the road connected to the bridge was washed away by heavy rain, through overnight restoration work involving 10 dump trucks and 4 excavators.

The road, temporarily reopened after emergency restoration was completed that morning, had been partially washed away due to the overflow of Jahocheon Stream caused by 129mm of heavy rain in about 3 hours on the 24th.

Pohang City immediately requested assistance from the Pohang National Land Management Office and completed the restoration and reopening of the temporary road within a day through overnight work.

Mayor Kang-deok Lee said, "In a situation where all administrative power is being mobilized to recover from damage caused by record-breaking heavy rain, the emergency road restoration support from the Pohang National Land Management Office was a great help to the citizens," adding, "Now that vehicle traffic is possible as soon as possible, we will accelerate damage recovery and relief efforts for disaster victims."

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