Seocho-gu, Relocation of Utility Poles to Alleviate Resident Inconvenience and Prevent Safety Accidents

[Seoul District News] Seocho-gu Decides to Relocate 9 Utility Poles Causing Traffic Inconvenience This Year to Improve Pedestrian Environment and Prevent Safety Accidents & Actively Uses District Budget for Relocation Regardless of Principle of Burden on Responsible Party for Resident Safety

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seocho-gu (District Mayor Jeon Seong-su) is promoting the relocation project of utility poles and communication poles until the end of the year to improve the walking environment and prevent safety accidents.

The district plans to additionally complete the relocation of 3 KEPCO utility poles and 3 KT communication poles. This year, the relocation was completed near Nambu Terminal in Seocho-dong, near Hyoryeong-ro in Bangbae-dong, and Jeonwon Village in Bangbae-dong. Currently, the district has completed the relocation of 1 KEPCO utility pole and 2 KT communication poles.

So far, the district has identified utility poles and communication poles with high necessity by compiling resident complaints and survey results conducted by the local community centers, selecting 9 poles that can be relocated.

Previously, old utility poles located in the middle of narrow alleys obstructed pedestrian and vehicle traffic, causing inconvenience to residents and posing a risk of safety accidents. However, according to the Electric Utility Act and the Telecommunications Business Act, the relocation cost is borne by the responsible party, and if the responsible party is not identified, timely relocation could not be carried out.

Therefore, the district judged that it could directly relocate the poles through proactive administration for resident safety without being bound by the principle of cost-bearing by the responsible party. To this end, the district has allocated a budget for the utility pole relocation construction costs starting this year and plans to continue the project beyond next year.

The district expects this project to improve the walking environment in alleys and prevent safety accidents, thereby enhancing the living environment that residents can feel.

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, “We will continue to promote the utility pole relocation project to improve the walking environment and do our best to resolve resident inconveniences and safety risks.”

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