Dongjak-gu Operates 24-Hour 'Smart Snow Removal System' for Rapid Response to Heavy Snowfall

Expansion of Eco-Friendly Automatic Road Heating and Automatic Brine Spraying Systems to Alleviate Resident Inconvenience

Dongjak-gu (Mayor Park Il-ha) is expanding and operating the ‘Smart Snow Removal System’ to quickly clear snow during winter snowfall, alleviating residents' inconvenience and preventing safety accidents.

In response to the recent increase in heavy snowfall due to climate change, the district has been operating a 24-hour Snow Removal Countermeasures Headquarters until March and has strengthened the snow removal response system by installing automatic road heating cables and operating automatic brine spraying devices, focusing on vulnerable snow removal sections within the area.

The district has established an ‘Integrated Smart Snow Removal Management System’ to manage automatic road heating cables comprehensively and operate them efficiently during snowfall.

Currently, there are a total of 46 sections with automatic road heating cables installed in the area, and an additional 6 sections will be equipped with automatic road heating cables, mainly in vulnerable snow removal areas such as steep slopes.

The ‘Eco-friendly Automatic Road Heating Cable’ detects temperature and humidity through sensors on the road surface and automatically melts snow during snowfall while reducing the use of environmentally harmful calcium chloride for snow removal.

The installation sections total 672 meters, including the road around 36-1 Sangdo-ro 50-gil, which will be completed this month, as well as ▲ 2~22 Manyang-ro 11-gil ▲ 43~55 Noryangjin-ro 14-gil ▲ 18 Guksabong 8-gil ~ 3 Guksabong 2ba-gil ▲ 25 Yangnyeong-ro 28-gil ~ 19-4 Yangnyeong-ro 30-gil ▲ 2~59 Seongdae-ro 21-na-gil.

In addition, to enable rapid snow removal response, the installation of ‘Automatic Brine Spraying Devices’ has been expanded. Last year, 1.1 billion KRW in special grants was secured, and 7 new locations were installed. As a result, there are now a total of 19 sections operating ‘Automatic Brine Spraying Devices’ covering 7,300 meters in the area.

The ‘Automatic Brine Spraying Device’ automatically sprays saltwater on sloped roads during winter to melt snow.

Furthermore, 15 snow removal vehicles for sidewalks and 37 snow spreaders are used for immediate response during heavy snowfall.

Park Il-ha, Mayor of Dongjak-gu, said, “Starting with Sangdo-dong, where the installation of automatic road heating cables will be completed this month, we will continue to alleviate residents' inconvenience and ensure safety during heavy snowfall this year.” He added, “We will do our best to provide a warm and safe winter through the intelligent Smart Snow Removal System.”

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