Mokpo City Establishes Winter Road Snow Removal Preparedness Measures

13 Snow Removal Vehicles, 545 Tons of Deicing Agents, 26,000 Sandbags Prepared
Emergency Contact System Established and Operated... All Employees Deployed for Snow Removal in Emergencies

[Mokpo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Hyeong-seok] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do, has established a winter road snow removal readiness posture.

According to the city, on the 22nd, a road snow removal team inauguration ceremony was held under the Cheongho Bridge at the snow removal equipment garage, presided over by Mayor Park Hong-ryul, to check the snow removal preparation status.

Since October, the city has conducted a full re-survey of snow removal zones, snow removal measures by road, secured and inspected snow removal materials and equipment, and based on this, established a winter road snow removal promotion plan.

The snow removal target sections cover 228.6 km, including major arterial roads, intersections, and mountain passes, and the city plans to operate a special measures period until March next year.

The snow removal equipment owned by the city includes 6 snow removal vehicles, 5 spreaders, 1 brine maker, and 1 automatic brine sprayer, totaling 13 units of 4 types, and in case of heavy snowfall, excavators will be separately deployed.

Additionally, snow removal vehicles will be deployed on major sections, and 5 small snow removal machines will be deployed on side roads where snow removal vehicles have difficulty accessing to alleviate traffic inconvenience in vulnerable areas. Along with this, 266 tons of salt, 279 tons of calcium chloride, totaling 545 tons of snow removal agents, and 26,000 sandbags have been prepared.

Furthermore, to ensure rapid response, the disaster safety countermeasures headquarters will be unified to establish and operate an emergency contact system, while the snow removal departments will maintain a constant readiness system.

Moreover, when snowfall is between 1 and less than 5 cm, the road snow removal team will respond, and in emergencies such as heavy snow advisories, warnings, and snowfall of 5 cm or more, all staff will be deployed to carry out snow removal work on sidewalks, crosswalks, and bus stops.

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