Insufficient Safety Facilities at Construction Site Near Jangseong Hwangryonggang Festival Venue

‘1st Hwangryonggyo Surrounding Landscape Improvement Project’ Until This Year

‘Flower Road Festival’ Nearby from 19th to 22nd

Safety Management Criticized Despite Obvious Crowds

Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, is still being criticized for having a safety negligence issue.

There is a severe lack of safety facilities for citizens at the landscape improvement construction site near the festival venue, which is being held for the first time in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blocks stacked layer by layer at the site of the first Hwangryonggyo Bridge surrounding landscape improvement project conducted by Jangseong-gun are precariously left on the slope.

According to Jangseong-gun on the 17th, the county has been carrying out landscape improvement work around the 1st Hwangryong Bridge in Wolpyeong-ri, Hwangryong-myeon since 2021. Although the project was delayed due to design changes in the early stages, it is planned to be completed within this year.

With an investment of about 2.2 billion KRW, decks are being installed, a small park is being created, and roads and sidewalks are being maintained to provide a comfortable walking path for tourists and residents visiting Hwangryong River. The construction is currently in full swing.

There is a bicycle road at the construction site that extends to Gwangju Metropolitan City, which is still being used by residents. The deck path, completed two days ago, is also accessible without any restrictions, raising safety concerns.

The bigger issue is that the 22nd Hwangryonggang Flower Road Festival will be held nearby from the 19th to the 22nd.

It is obvious that crowds will flock to the construction site from Friday through the weekend, but no safety signs or facilities could be found. Moreover, blocks stacked precariously on the upper surface of the slope were left unattended, which could potentially lead to a serious accident.

Given this situation, citizens are unanimously voicing concerns about the risk of safety accidents.

One resident pointed out, “There is a restroom right next to the construction site, so many people visiting the festival will come here,” adding, “If an accident happens here, it will be a great embarrassment for Jangseong.”

In response, a Jangseong-gun official said, “The bicycle road cannot be restricted because it is in use, but we plan to install facilities to control access to the decks and other areas first.” He added, “We took some control measures at part of the site yesterday, but we will improve any insufficient areas.”

Jangseong = Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu yjm3070@asiae.co.kr

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