Namwon-si Accelerates Undergrounding Project for Children's School Routes

[Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Young-gwon] Namwon City, Jeonbuk Province, is accelerating an underground wiring project that removes utility poles and communication poles and buries electric wires and various communication lines along the school routes of eight elementary schools in the downtown area and Unbong-eup.

According to the city on the 16th, this project is being promoted as part of the Green New Deal underground wiring project for school routes under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and since it includes national funding, it is expected to reduce the city's financial burden and enable the selection of additional projects.

Namwon City is accelerating the undergrounding project of children's school routes.
[Photo by Namwon City]

The city has initially selected four locations: Jungang Elementary School, Yongseong Elementary School, Dotong Elementary School, and Unbong Elementary School, covering a total of 3.0 km, securing 1.9 billion KRW in national funds and 5.9 billion KRW from KEPCO and telecommunications companies.

Currently, the underground wiring project is underway for the school routes of Jungang Elementary School and Yongseong Elementary School, and in the future, the project will be sequentially promoted over five years for a total of eight locations, including Namwon Elementary School, Noam Elementary School, Gyoryong Elementary School, and Wollak Elementary School.

This project is expected to secure the safety of students' school routes and improve the surrounding urban environment by removing utility poles, electric wires, and communication lines that posed walking hazards on sidewalks at eight major elementary schools.

A city official said, "We are promoting the underground wiring project for children's school routes to provide a safe and pleasant walking environment for pedestrians and children," adding, "We will strive to minimize residents' inconvenience during construction."

Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Young-gwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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