Sancheong-gun Advances Natural Disaster Restoration Projects in Beoppyeong and Songgye Districts... 14.1 Billion KRW Invested

Beoppyeonggyo Bridge in Sancheong-gun, where a natural disaster restoration project is underway.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, is carrying out a natural disaster risk improvement district maintenance project in Beoppyeong and Songgye, Saengbiryang-myeon.

A total project cost of 14.1 billion KRW is being invested in this maintenance project, which was prepared to prevent recurring natural disasters in advance.

The Beoppyeonggyo Bridge, the project target, is a 123m-long submerged bridge, where traffic and isolation damage frequently occur due to vehicle traffic restrictions even with small amounts of rainfall.

Songgyegyo Bridge (160m) also has a short span length (the distance between abutments and piers or between adjacent piers) and is below the flood level line, causing river flooding.

Accordingly, the county plans to reconstruct Beoppyeonggyo and Songgyegyo by 2024.

In addition, connecting roads, access roads, and revetment maintenance will be additionally carried out to improve the function and aesthetics of the bridges and roads.

A county official said, “The natural disaster risk improvement district maintenance project is directly related to the precious lives and property of local residents, so we will proceed with the project with special attention.”

Last year, Sancheong-gun secured 2.1 billion KRW in special grants from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for disaster safety prevention projects and is promoting various disaster prevention projects this year.

The projects utilizing the special grants include four projects: ▲Wongye-nam Stream maintenance in Gaenam-ri, Saengcho-myeon ▲Flood prevention project in Hanbat Village, Naeri, Sancheong-eup ▲Sadae Stream maintenance in Hwaryeon-ri, Saengbiryang-myeon ▲Yulhyeon Stream maintenance in Yulhyeon-ri, Sindeung-myeon.

In addition, various natural disaster prevention projects such as ▲Comprehensive maintenance project for flood and wind disaster living zones in Saengcho district ▲Maintenance of disaster risk districts in Beoppyeong, Ipdeokmun, and Bongdu districts ▲Steep slope maintenance in Sina, Dongdang, and Donguibogamchon are being promoted, focusing not only on disaster safety but also on improving residents' convenience.

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