Namhae-gun Selected as Excellent Institution for 3 Consecutive Years in Gyeongsangnam-do Forest Road Project Evaluation

Forest road in Nogu-Junghyeon area, Seomyeon, Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 7th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2022 Gyeongsangnam-do Forest Road Project Evaluation’ conducted for 18 cities and counties in the province. With this, Namhae-gun achieved the great feat of being selected as an excellent forest road institution for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022.

This evaluation was conducted on forest roads newly established in 2022 that were completed before October 31 and are at least 1 km long, assessing route appropriateness, disaster stability, and the adequacy of structure placement. The evaluation was carried out by a panel consisting of forest road experts (designers, constructors, university professors) and environmental organizations.

The forest road selected as excellent this time is the Nogoo-Junghyeon district forest road in Seomyeon, Namhae-gun, which was started in July and completed at the end of October (L=1.46 km).

It is a plan to open a forest road that starts from the ridge section of the Mangunsan access road and circles Mangunsan Mountain (this time: Nogoo to Junghyeon). During this evaluation, it received high scores for the appropriateness of structures and excellent gravel compaction on the road surface.

County Governor Jang Chung-nam said, “We plan to actively promote the establishment of the Mangunsan circular forest road not only for forest management functions such as afforestation maintenance and large-scale wildfire suppression but also as a forest welfare service space for forest culture, recreation, and leisure functions.” He added, “We will do our best to minimize civil complaints by fully collecting residents’ opinions.”

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