Yongin City to Conduct Safety Inspection of 'Tokkigul' Passages in the Area

Mayor Sang-il Lee Conducts Facility Inspection Including CCTV and Lighting
Comprehensive Survey of 131 Locations to be Completed by Next Month 1

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is launching a pedestrian safety inspection for all 131 underpasses within its jurisdiction.

On the 23rd, Mayor Sang-il Lee visited four underpasses (rabbit tunnels) in Singal and Bojeong-dong of Giheung-gu, and Jukjeon-dong of Suji-gu to inspect safety-related facilities and devices such as CCTV installation and operation status, and lighting brightness.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (right), is inspecting the underpass box of the Gyeongbu Expressway in Singal-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin, on the afternoon of the 23rd, while conversing with residents.
[Photo by Yongin City]

After inspecting the underpass located at 412-88 Singal-dong beneath the Gyeongbu Expressway, Mayor Lee said, “We will check the lighting brightness, CCTV operation status, and the need for additional installations, and supplement any deficiencies.”

The city reported to Mayor Lee that it plans to assign unique names to all underpasses and attach nameplates so that citizens can clearly identify them.

The city explained that Mayor Lee also visited major underpasses such as under the Suin-Bundang Line (609-1 Bojeong-dong), under the Gyeongbu Expressway and Bundang-Suseo Expressway (1003-42 Jukjeon-dong), and under the Gyeongbu Expressway (1019-126 Bojeong-dong), and instructed to supplement key deficiencies including additional CCTV installation, pedestrian guidance signs, and lighting.

Especially after the inspection, Mayor Lee ordered that all underpasses within the jurisdiction be inspected first for citizen safety. Accordingly, the city plans to focus on checking the installation and operation status of CCTV and lighting at 131 underpasses in the area by the 1st of next month.

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