Jinju City Completes Jinchiryeong Tunnel and Saebyeori Landscape Installation Project

Transformed into an Outdoor Gallery with Art Sculptures and Light Themes

Jinju 8 Views Saebyeori, Creating a Beautiful City Nightscape

Jinchiryeong Tunnel, Jinju-si, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam announced on the 19th that it has completed the Jinchiryeong Tunnel landscape improvement project and the Saebyeori landscape lighting installation project.

The Jinchiryeong Tunnel landscape improvement project is a project with a budget of 400 million KRW to create a bright and beautiful outdoor gallery by installing artistic sculptures and light-themed landscapes in the abandoned railway section of Jinchiryeong Tunnel, which citizens use as a walking path, school route, and bicycle road.

At the tunnel entrance, a three-dimensional sculpture of a train and train sounds were installed to evoke the history and memories of the old railway, and it was designed with beautiful lighting.

Inside the tunnel, various zones were created to provide diverse attractions for citizens using the tunnel: the Flight Zone, a space of welcome and innocence; the Peace Wing Zone, expressing the dynamic image of Jinju City energetically leaping toward the future; the Constellation Zone, capturing the dreamy beauty of the night sky; and the Moon Zone.

The Saebyeori section, where the landscape lighting project was also completed, is one of the representative urban natural landscapes of Jinju. However, due to the geographical characteristic of moon shadows after sunset, pedestrians and drivers using the surrounding roads have experienced inconvenience.

Accordingly, the city installed LED floodlights over a 600m section of Saebyeori with a budget of 460 million KRW, transforming the previously dark Saebyeori area into a safe and distinctive space. As a result, citizens visiting the riverside can now enjoy the natural scenery of Saebyeori, harmonized with the Namgang River, even at night, allowing for safer and more leisurely walks.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il said, “Through this project, we expect to create a premium walking trail that citizens most want to walk on and contribute to expanding cultural tourism infrastructure that can be enjoyed both day and night.” He added, “We will continue to do our best to improve citizens’ quality of life and urban competitiveness by creating a high-quality urban landscape.”

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