Mokpo City Improves Traffic Environment in Accident-Prone Areas... 'Citizen Safety First'

Emart Five-Way Intersection, Installation of 3 Traffic Islands, Paving, Painting, and Traffic Light Installation

Scenic photo of Emart Five-way Intersection. Photo by Mokpo City

[Mokpo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 3rd that it has completed improvements to the traffic environment at the Emart Intersection, where traffic accidents frequently occurred in the area.

Until now, the Emart Intersection lacked clear lane distinctions, causing frequent accidents between vehicles exiting from the same lane.

The wide gap between the traffic signal and the stop line, insufficient directional guidance for each lane, and the wide spacing and overlapping areas between intersections were also causes of frequent traffic accidents.

Traffic-related expert organizations such as the Korea Road Traffic Authority and the police station proposed a basic design plan reflecting measures including lane-specific directional road markings for each direction at the Emart Intersection, installation of color lanes, directional signboards, forward placement of traffic signals, and installation of traffic islands.

The city began detailed design in June 2021, incorporating the basic design plan proposed by the Korea Road Traffic Authority and the police station, and completed the detailed design in October 2021 through continuous consultations.

Subsequently, with a project budget of 364 million KRW (107 million KRW from national funds, 257 million KRW from city funds), construction started in November 2021, and by February, the city completed the creation of three traffic islands, road paving, route markings, installation of color lanes, and traffic signals.

A city official stated, “With the improvement of the traffic environment at the Emart Intersection, where traffic accidents frequently occurred, it is expected that traffic accidents will be minimized, thereby reducing damage to life and property.”

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