Yongin City Shines in Last Year's Snow Removal Work... Awarded 'Top Institution' in Provincial Evaluation

A public official from Yongin City Hall is clearing snow accumulated on the sidewalks in the Yeokbuk-dong area of Cheoin-gu using a snowplow.

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province was selected as the best institution in last winter's road snow removal measures evaluation.

On the 18th, Yongin City announced that it was chosen as the top institution among 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province in the '2022~2023 Winter Road Snow Removal Measures Evaluation' and will receive a prize of 40 million KRW.

Last year, Yongin City introduced pedestrian walkway snow removal machines for the first time. This was an idea from Mayor Lee Sang-il. The mayor directly ordered the introduction of snow removal machines based on the judgment that clearing snow first on sidewalks where people walk would allow pedestrians to move comfortably and enable road snow removal as well. Accordingly, Yongin City introduced nine pedestrian walkway snow removal machines with 100 million KRW from the disaster management fund, achieving great results.

Yongin City also received high evaluation for establishing a comprehensive plan to prepare for heavy snowfall and operating a 'Key Road Responsibility System.' To respond quickly to heavy snow, 15-ton dump trucks were proactively deployed on sections such as National Road No. 42 (City Hall to Hyoja Hospital, 4 km) and Local Road No. 321 (Yongin University entrance road, 6 km), which effectively reduced accidents.

Mayor Lee Sang-il stated, "While snow removal on major roads is being carried out systematically with meticulous plans, there are cases where slopes or pedestrian walkways, which are difficult to clear immediately, become icy. We urgently introduced snow removal machines for sidewalks and are seeing great effects."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.