Seoul City Expands 168 Road Heating Sites for Winter Preparation with 39 Billion KRW Support

Seoul City Road Heating Cables Increased 148% from 113 Sites Last Year to 281 This Year
Effective During Winter Snowfall by Installing Road Heating Cables in Autonomous Districts' Snow Removal Vulnerable Areas

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 20th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will significantly expand the installation of road heating cables requiring initial snow removal on snow removal vulnerable sections such as mountain passes, curved roads, and habitual freezing areas where the risk of falls and traffic accidents is high during winter snowfall.

Road heating cables are automatic snow removal devices that melt snow by passing electric current through cables embedded within the pavement, generating heat through electrical resistance. This is an eco-friendly snow removal method that reduces the use of environmentally harmful calcium chloride for snow removal and prevents corrosion of road facilities. Additionally, road heating cables are automatic snow removal devices that operate automatically via sensors detecting snowfall, enabling snow removal work without remote control by on-duty personnel.

To prepare thoroughly for heavy snowfall in winter, Seoul invested 23.7 billion KRW in the first half of this year for the installation of road heating cables at 100 locations, and plans to invest an additional 15.3 billion KRW in the second half to install cables at 68 more locations, expanding road heating cables significantly with a total budget of 39 billion KRW. The number of road heating cable locations in autonomous districts will increase by 148%, from 113 to 281 locations.

Seoul plans to sequentially install automatic snow removal devices with the goal of completely eliminating snow removal vulnerable sections by 2024, including additional expansion of road heating cables in the second half of this year in areas closely related to residents' daily lives.

Choi Jin-seok, Director General of Safety at Seoul City, said, "We will continuously establish double and triple safety nets to make Seoul safe from winter snow," and added, "We will promptly promote related projects so that citizens can feel the effects."

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