Naju City Creates Roadscapes with Flowers Blooming All Four Seasons... 1.3 Billion KRW Invested

Published 07 Mar.2023 17:17(KST)

Naju City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 7th that starting this month, it will create streets that people want to visit again and roadscapes blooming with flowers throughout the four seasons through street tree planting and maintenance, winter green space cleaning, and flower planting on traffic islands.

Naju City is in full swing with the maintenance of urban green spaces, including street trees, parks, and flower beds, as well as spring flower decoration.
[Photo by Naju City]

The city plans to invest 1.3 billion KRW this year, employ about 13,000 maintenance personnel annually, and create social jobs for vulnerable employment groups.

It has also begun pruning work considering the characteristics of about 60,000 street trees along 77 routes covering 386 km within the jurisdiction.

While ensuring no inconvenience to pedestrian walking and vehicle visibility, the city will focus on preserving the unique tree shapes by thinning branches and will also strive for continuous maintenance to resolve civil complaints such as sign obstruction and fallen leaves and ginkgo fruits.

In addition, about 340 more ginkgo trees will be planted along approximately 10 km of the roadside on Local Road No. 55 toward Nampyeong.

Along the riverside road section of Yeongsanpo Pungmul Market, about 50 king cherry trees will be supplemented and planted, connecting to the adjacent Manbongcheon embankment cherry blossom path to create a premium ten-ri cherry blossom course.

The city removed winter windbreaks and deicing agent barriers installed for winter tree management, and simultaneously conducts cleaning work for fallen leaves and garbage accumulated in protective frames during winter, as well as tree care following calcium chloride spraying.

Tree shape control and facility maintenance at 48 small parks will provide citizens and tourists visiting urban green parks with a pleasant landscape throughout the four seasons.

Seven road traffic islands, 350 large flowerpots, and 51 street flowerbeds will be adorned with colorful hues reflecting the seasonal atmosphere.

The city will first plant about 250,000 spring flowers of 20 varieties including pansies, petunias, marigolds, daisies, and violas.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “We will strive to maintain premium tree-lined streets and green belts to create a pleasant and safe green space where citizens can comfortably rest in nature within the city. To manage the beautiful street environment throughout the four seasons, we will designate patrol sections for green belt monitoring and conduct regular maintenance through patrols.”