Jeonju City Completes Improvement Project for 3 Frequent Traffic Accident Sites

Uadong Myeongjugol Intersection, Hyojadong Namjeonju Telephone Office Intersection, Samcheon-dong Sechang Jjaim Apartment Front Intersection, etc.

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hanho] Jeonju City announced on the 24th that it has completed the improvement projects for three locations with frequent traffic accidents?△Myeongjugol Intersection in Uwa-dong △Nam Jeonju Telephone Office Intersection in Hyoja-dong △Sechang Jjaim Apartment Intersection in Samcheon-dong?by investing a total of 620 million KRW, including 300 million KRW in national funds this year.

The frequent traffic accident improvement project selects traffic safety vulnerable areas where the number of traffic accident casualties has exceeded a certain level over the past three years, and makes them safer by improving road structures or installing road safety facilities.

At Myeongjugol Intersection in Uwa-dong, frequent contact accidents occurred due to poor visibility when merging onto Baekje-daero from the right-turn lane. The project improved visibility by adjusting the alignment of the right-turn lane in front of Tire Bank to facilitate merging onto Baekje-daero.

At Nam Jeonju Telephone Office Intersection in Hyoja-dong and Sechang Jjaim Apartment Intersection in Samcheon-dong, the left-turn waiting lanes were extended to alleviate traffic congestion during peak commuting hours. Additionally, lane separators were installed in these sections to prevent jaywalking.

Furthermore, at Myeongjugol Intersection in Uwa-dong and Nam Jeonju Telephone Office Intersection in Hyoja-dong, crosswalks connecting sidewalks to traffic islands were installed as raised crosswalks, providing a level pedestrian path without steps and encouraging vehicles to slow down, thereby creating a convenient and safe road environment.

Going forward, Jeonju City plans to continue improvement projects next year by selecting five locations with high traffic accident risks or where driver inconvenience can be resolved.

Earlier, in January, Jeonju City expanded the existing seven lanes to nine lanes by adding two lanes through the structural improvement project of the Yeongsaeng High School Intersection in Hyoja-dong, and created a right-turn lane on routes entering the downtown area from the Innovation and Manseong districts to resolve congestion factors.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hanho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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