Yongin City Prepares Comprehensive Winter Measures Including Expansion of Snow Removal Equipment

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province has secured a large amount of snow removal materials in preparation for heavy snowfall during the winter season and established a comprehensive plan, including adding two more snow removal operation bases.

Yongin City announced on the 4th that it has designated the period from the 15th of this month to March 15th of next year as the winter snow removal preparation period, and is conducting a final inspection of the comprehensive snow removal plan, including snow removal equipment and response measures for heavy snowfall.

The city first secured 465 tons of brine, 284 tons of sand, and 12,811 tons of eco-friendly snow removal agents, totaling 13,560 tons. This is the largest amount prepared in the past five years.

The city also secured snow removal equipment such as 81 dump trucks responsible for clearing major roads, 39 one-ton vehicles for small-scale and side roads, and 14 excavators for transporting snow removal materials.

In particular, the city will install and operate brine spraying devices and heating wires at 108 vulnerable snow removal sections, including mountain passes prone to road icing, tunnel entrances and exits, and shaded areas that receive little sunlight.

To ensure efficient snow removal operations, the number of forward operation bases has been expanded from one to three. The two additional locations are the former Police University site in Eonnam-dong and the Bora Little Baseball Field site in Bora-dong. These sites will store heavy equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, as well as snow removal agents.

With the addition of forward operation bases, the city expects efficient personnel and equipment deployment, reducing travel time during snowfall from 50 minutes round-trip to 20 minutes.

The city is also organizing snow removal teams for each road and implementing a three-stage emergency response system according to snowfall levels.

Meanwhile, since 2019, the city has been selected as an excellent institution for three consecutive years in the 'Gyeonggi-do Winter Road Snow Removal Measures Evaluation,' receiving high marks for its prompt snow removal measures. With a reward of 30 million won, the city purchased and deployed three snow removal equipment units for one-ton vehicles.

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