Jeonnam Police, Nationwide First Batch Maintenance of Roadside Trees...Improving Traffic Environment

"I couldn't see the Child Protection Zone sign because of the trees," "Was this a one-way street?"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jeonnam Police Agency announced on the 30th that it will collaborate with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Jeollanam-do, and the Jeollanam-do Autonomous Police Committee to carry out the nation's first roadside tree maintenance project that addresses traffic safety issues in the region.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission will oversee and monitor the project, while Jeonnam Police Agency will investigate trees that block signs such as speed limits, no-entry, and no-parking, focusing on accident-prone areas and zones protecting children and the elderly. Jeollanam-do and city/county governments will sequentially maintain the trees together.

At 2 p.m. that day, in front of Namak Middle School in Muan-gun, Jeonnam, an event was held to maintain trees blocking speed limit and no-parking signs, attended by Kim Jaegyu, Chief of Jeonnam Police Agency; Jo Manhyung, Chair of the Autonomous Police Committee; Lee Jeonghee, Vice Chair of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission; committee member Im Hyeja; Moon Geumju, Vice Governor; and Kim San, Mayor of Muan-gun.

This project aims to resolve the problem where roadside trees planted along roads obscure important safety signs such as speed limits, entry prohibitions, and child protection zones, which can cause traffic accidents, by removing or pruning the trees.

If roadside trees are in front of traffic safety signs or grow to block them, drivers may not see speed limit signs and thus speed, drive the wrong way on one-way streets, or even motorcycles may enter highway ramps, greatly increasing the risk of traffic accidents.

Although local governments conduct tree pruning once or twice a year, the frequency is low, and even with pruning, depending on the spacing and location of the trees, safety signs are not properly visible to drivers, resulting in low effectiveness.

Chief Kim Jaegyu said, "This collaborative project among related agencies will significantly improve the traffic environment in Jeonnam, and we will strive to expand it nationwide for the safety of the people."

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