Gwangju City Prepares Snow Removal Measures for Major Roads in Winter

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Comprehensive Construction Headquarters has prepared snow removal measures for major arterial roads in anticipation of winter snowfall.

The road snow removal target sections include 13 routes such as Mujin-daero, with a total length of 96 km. The Comprehensive Construction Headquarters will maintain a 24-hour emergency duty system from the snowfall forecast stage during the 'Special Road Snow Removal Measures Implementation Period' from December to March 15 of next year, and will operate in three stages depending on weather conditions.

Additionally, they have secured 1,502 tons of snow removal materials, including eco-friendly snow removal agents equivalent to 20 days of average daily usage during snowfall over the past five years. Snow removal work will be carried out mainly using eco-friendly snow removal agents to prevent vehicle and road facility corrosion and to protect the environment.

In this regard, the Comprehensive Construction Headquarters has pre-stocked 3,500 snow removal bags for habitual freezing sections, and on the 22nd, conducted a comprehensive snow removal operation simulation, test-running 24 snow removal equipment units of six types, including brine sprayers. They conducted a final inspection of snow removal operation time, material usage, and potential issues that may arise during snowfall on the relevant snow removal routes.

Furthermore, intelligent automatic brine spraying devices were additionally installed at two vulnerable steep ramp snow removal sections (Hanam Jingok Industrial Complex Road Bukgwangsan IC, Mujin-daero Gwangju Women's University Ramp). A GPS-based smart control system capable of real-time situation monitoring between snow removal vehicles (8 dump trucks) and the comprehensive control room has also been established, enabling quick understanding of snow removal status, vehicle routes, and snow removal workload, facilitating prompt snow removal operations.

Choi Inhong, Head of Road Management Division at the Comprehensive Construction Headquarters, said, “During snowfall, please use public transportation as much as possible, and if traffic obstruction occurs on uphill lanes, actively cooperate with traffic flow by spreading the stocked snow removal materials around the freezing sections.” He also urged, “Please participate in snow removal work such as sweeping in front of your house or store first, according to ordinances of each autonomous district.”

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