Gyeonggi-do Implements 'Resident Protection Zone Improvement' Project to Prevent Traffic Accidents

Installation of 'Traffic Safety Facilities' in 7 Cities and Counties, 7 Sections... First Nationwide Introduction
Establishment of 'Protection Zones' from 100m Before Village Start to 100m After End

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport 'Guidelines for Installation and Management of Village Resident Protection Zones' [Gyeonggi-do]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-chul] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 17th that it will introduce and implement a "Village Resident Protection Zone Improvement" project to prevent traffic accidents targeting local roads managed by the province this year.

The "Village Resident Protection Zone Improvement Project" is a policy newly introduced and promoted this year at the metropolitan government level, aimed at preventing pedestrian traffic accidents occurring on provincial local roads passing through villages. The province collaborates with cities, counties, and the police to carry out this project.

Seven cities and counties including Anseong, Yangpyeong, Yeoncheon, Yeoju, Gwangju, Pocheon, and Icheon, and seven sections were selected as pilot project sites. Among the improvement types provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (road facility quantitative type, basic recognition and enforcement type, basic recognition type), the medium-level "basic recognition and enforcement type" will be applied.

The "basic recognition and enforcement improvement" type sets the "protection zone" from 100 meters before the village starting point to 100 meters after the ending point, installing traffic safety facilities such as guide signs, traffic safety signs, road surface markings, anti-slip pavement, and speed enforcement cameras.

The province plans to reduce the speed limit by 10 to 30 km/h in cooperation with the local police for the relevant sections and manage the zones through a designation procedure along with the project implementation.

To promote the pilot project, a budget of 1 billion KRW will be invested this year, and the project target areas will be expanded depending on future budget allocations.

Additionally, based on the results of the pilot project, the province is also considering measures to supplement the project, reflect it in road management plans, and institutionalize it.

Lee Seong-hoon, Director of the Construction Bureau, said, "We plan to focus on preventing pedestrian traffic accidents on local roads around villages where many elderly residents live," adding, "We will collaborate with related organizations to ensure that the policy outcomes are felt."

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