Jogyuil Jinju Mayor: "We Will Prepare Measures for Habitually Flooded Roads"

On-Site Inspection of Frequently Flooded Roads During Heavy Rainfall

Jo Gyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam, inspected the Jinju Bridge and Jinyang Bridge underpasses, Haddae and Sangpyeong riverside roads, and the local road area of Sindang-ri, Jiphyeon-myeon, which are habitual flood-prone roads during heavy rain, on the 18th.

Since the rainy season began on June 20, the daily average rainfall was about 30 to 60 mm, but by the afternoon of July 18, the average rainfall reached about 120 mm. Due to heavy rain with an average hourly rainfall of around 30 mm for about three hours from 9 a.m., there were six restricted traffic areas within Jinju City. However, after 1 p.m., as the heavy rain subsided, road traffic resumed.

Joo Kyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam, is inspecting a frequently flooded road site during heavy rain.

The Jinju Bridge and Jinyang Bridge underpasses have frequently experienced traffic restrictions due to flooding even with slight rainfall every year, causing inconvenience to citizens who have had to use detour roads during their commutes.

In response, Jinju City invested 400 million won in February to install two pumping stations, which were completed in May to prevent road flooding during normal rainy weather.

After inspecting the habitual flood-prone roads, Mayor Jo said, “We will ensure the pumping stations under the roads are regularly inspected and operate smoothly to prevent inconvenience to citizens caused by road flooding during rain. We will also promptly devise long-term measures for flood control on Haddae and Sangpyeong riverside roads.”

A city official stated, “We will do our best to prevent and respond to road flooding by maintaining an emergency system for public officials during this summer’s rainy season and by thoroughly understanding the road flooding response manual.”

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