Gwangju City to Expand 'Sangmu Intersection,' a Chronic Traffic Congestion Area

Scheduled to Open in January Next Year

Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kang Ki-jung) announced on the 26th that it will open the expanded entrance and exit connecting lanes at Sangmu Intersection, a habitual traffic congestion area, in January next year to alleviate vehicle congestion.

Sangmu Intersection on Mujin-daero is known as a habitual traffic congestion area due to interference between vehicles traveling on Mujin-daero and vehicles entering and exiting toward Suwan District.

In particular, the connecting lane entering from Suwan District toward City Hall has only one lane, causing severe vehicle congestion during rush hours and increasing the risk of traffic accidents, leading to continuous complaints.

This expansion of Sangmu Intersection was promoted as part of the road construction project between Gwangju Airport outskirts and Mujin-ro. The entrance and exit connecting lane was expanded from one lane to two lanes.

Currently, the final paving work is underway, and once completed by early January next year, it is expected to open by mid-January.

Once the Sangmu Intersection expansion opens, it is expected that vehicle congestion and traffic inconvenience will be greatly alleviated.

Park Sang-baek, Head of the General Construction Headquarters, said, “We will minimize traffic inconvenience and do our best to ensure safety during the final construction of the Sangmu Intersection connecting lanes,” and added, “Please use nearby detour roads during the construction period.”

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