Yongin City to Install Pavement Materials Separating Roadways and Sidewalks on Elementary School Walking Paths

A film-type flooring material designed to separate sidewalks and roadways

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will install 'film-type pavement' on walkways to ensure the safety of children commuting to school. The film-type pavement is designed to prevent slipping and to distinguish between roadways and sidewalks.

Yongin City announced on the 20th that it will invest a total of 120 million KRW from national and city funds to install safety facilities such as film-type pavement in 10 school zones within the jurisdiction, including Duchang Elementary School in Wonsam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, and will begin construction next month.

This project is a measure to secure the safety of children commuting to school following a recent accident in a nearby area where an elementary school student was struck and killed by a vehicle at a point in a school zone where the sidewalk and roadway were not separated.

To address this, the city plans to lay film-type pavement in school zones where sidewalks and roadways are not separated, allowing children to distinguish between sidewalks and roadways.

The locations where pavement replacement will take place this time include five sites: Duchang Elementary School, Yongcheon Elementary School and Seongsan Elementary School in Cheoin-gu, Gyodong Elementary School in Giheung-gu, and Jukjeon Natural Kindergarten in Suji-gu.

At five other locations, including Jwahang Elementary School in Cheoin-gu, convex mirrors and slow-driving guide signs will be installed in blind spots where drivers have difficulty securing visibility.

A city official stated, "While it is most important for drivers to adhere to speed limits to prevent accidents in school zones, safety facilities are being installed to prevent accidents in case of emergencies. We also plan to additionally install film-type pavement within this year in areas without sidewalks identified through surveys conducted by each district office," he explained.

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