Mansuk Overpass Ramp to Wolmido and Incheon Station Directions Closed from the 4th of Next Month

Maintenance of a 6-lane surface road until June next year

Aerial photo of Manseok Overpass [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 21st that it will completely block the exit ramp toward Wolmido and Incheon Station due to the demolition work of the Manseok Bypass Overpass.

The city will implement vehicle restrictions on the exit ramp descending from the overpass toward Wolmido and Incheon Station starting at 1 PM on the 4th of next month, when the second phase of the Manseok Bypass Overpass demolition begins.

The Manseok Bypass Overpass, connecting the area behind the Incheon Jungbu Police Station to the Jugo Apartment section in Manseok-dong, was installed in 1993 with a length of 1.2 km and a height of 15 m, serving as an industrial road. However, it has acted as an obstacle to revitalizing the old downtown due to urban aesthetic damage and disruption of urban functions.

Accordingly, the city has reflected this in the pilot project of the Open Port Creative City Urban Regeneration Project and has been conducting the first phase of demolition since last month, aiming to sequentially demolish the overpass by June next year and newly refurbish it as a six-lane surface road.

Following this, a four-lane temporary road will be opened under the overpass to secure a passage for medium and large freight vehicles (over 4.5 tons) before the demolition of the main section of the overpass in August, leading to the second phase demolition of the exit ramp.

Therefore, from the 4th of next month, vehicles heading toward Wolmido and Incheon Station at the Manseok Pier Entrance Intersection must use the right lane to access the temporary road under the overpass before entering the overpass.

The city plans to maintain traffic flow by opening a temporary road under the overpass during the demolition period and minimize traffic inconvenience by guiding small vehicles such as passenger cars to surrounding detour roads.

An official from Incheon City stated, "Once the Manseok Bypass Overpass is demolished and newly refurbished as a six-lane surface road, the urban aesthetics blocked by the overpass will be restored, and the issue of regional disconnection will be resolved, revitalizing the local economy." They added, "We ask that during the construction period, people check real-time traffic information and, depending on congestion, small vehicles use surrounding detour roads as much as possible."

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