Creating a Safe Traffic Environment ... Busan City-Police Agency-Transport and Maintenance Business Association Hold Working-Level Council

Perfect Preparation for On-Site Inspection of International Organization Expo at 2 PM on the 15th

Active Participation in Attraction Boom-Up and Advanced Transportation City Busan Campaign

On the 15th at 2 PM, Busan City held a 'Working Council Meeting between Busan City, Busan Police Agency, and Transport and Maintenance Business Associations' on the 3rd floor conference room of the Busan Transportation Information Service Center to prepare for the onsite inspection by the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE) and to create a safe and pleasant traffic environment.

‘Busan City-Busan Police Agency-Transportation and Maintenance Business Association Working-Level Council.’

This working council meeting was held as a follow-up procedure to the memorandum of understanding signed on March 10, following a joint agreement that the public and private sectors must work together to attract the 2030 Busan World Expo, and at the request and proposal of the transport business associations for active participation.

At this working council meeting, the city held in-depth discussions with the Police Agency, bus and taxi transport business associations, and automobile inspection and maintenance business associations to efficiently operate the ▲‘Onsite Monitoring Team’ and ▲‘Rapid Response Task Force’ to create a safe traffic environment.

First, participants exchanged opinions on the operation of the real-time ‘Onsite Monitoring Team’ composed of about 27,000 bus and taxi drivers.

The city instructed transport workers to immediately report to Busan City (Traffic Information Service Center Traffic Situation Room) upon discovering traffic facilities requiring maintenance during operation.

Additionally, the corporate taxi association proposed, as an idea, measures to secure the opposite lane in case of accidents on large bridges or overpasses to ensure smooth vehicle traffic during the inspection period, leading to various discussions.

During the onsite inspection period, focusing on the inspection team’s routes, detailed plans for operating the ‘Rapid Response Task Force’ were discussed in collaboration with the automobile inspection and maintenance association, consisting of 271 maintenance companies across 12 districts, to prevent secondary accidents and support smooth traffic flow through quick responses to emergencies such as traffic accidents or vehicle breakdowns.

Transport workers will also strive together to actively practice courteous service and maintain cleanliness of vehicles and auxiliary facilities.

The city plans to designate the onsite inspection period as ‘Expo Traffic Week’ and conduct a campaign to inform the inspection team of Busan as an advanced traffic city by promoting no honking and no speeding, with the transport business associations agreeing to actively participate.

Jung Im-su, Director of the Busan City Transportation Bureau, stated, “Taking the traffic accident on the Dongseo Overpass early on the 13th, which temporarily paralyzed roads across Busan during rush hour, as a lesson, we expect the working council to play an active role in establishing a flawless traffic safety network through public-private cooperation to ensure the successful completion of the April onsite inspection.”

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