A Detour Will Be Created at 'Seohyeongyo Intersection' to Alleviate Frequent Congestion Caused by the Closure of Seongnam Sunaegyo Bridge

Seongnam City Hall

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will open a temporary right-turn-only lane using public space at Seohyeon Intersection (toward Seohyeon Station), a section prone to frequent traffic congestion.

This measure aims to alleviate citizens' inconvenience caused by the full closure of Sunae Bridge on the 14th.

Seongnam City has decided to immediately allocate contingency funds and open the temporary lane as soon as possible.

Once the temporary lane at Seohyeon Intersection is expanded, traffic flow for vehicles entering Bundang from the Bundang-Naegok Urban Expressway is expected to improve significantly, thereby dispersing traffic around Sunae Bridge.

Additionally, during peak commuting hours, 12 exemplary drivers will be deployed at six intersections including Sunae Intersection, Job World Intersection, and Seohyeon Intersection to minimize citizen inconvenience.

Seongnam City plans to hold a final expert advisory meeting this month regarding Sunae Bridge, which received an E grade in a detailed safety inspection, to decide whether to reinforce or demolish and reinstall it.

Earlier, on the 18th, Seongnam City held the first expert advisory meeting to discuss future measures based on the E-grade safety evaluation of Sunae Bridge.

At the meeting, advisory committee members requested Seongnam City to conduct additional reviews on the lower structure, including pier-penetrating cracks and strength deterioration of Sunae Bridge.

Accordingly, Seongnam City will decide on the course of action for Sunae Bridge once the additional review results reflecting the advisory meeting’s opinions are available.

Seongnam City estimates that reinforcement work, such as pier expansion, will take about one year, while demolition and reinstallation could take up to two years and ten months.

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