Suwon-si Activates Pothole 25-Hour Rapid Response Team

Suwon City Pothole 25-Hour Rapid Response Team Operation Notice Poster

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province is expanding the operation of the "Pothole 25-Hour Rapid Response Team."

Suwon City announced on the 5th that the Pothole 25-Hour Rapid Response Team, which was first introduced last year and operated during the thawing period from February to March and the rainy season from June to July, will extend its operation period by two months this year, from February to April and July to September.

The Pothole 25-Hour Rapid Response Team takes immediate safety measures whenever a pothole is discovered regardless of the time, and repairs potholes within 24 hours if complaints arise, to ensure prompt maintenance.

The rapid response team consists of five teams with 107 members from the city and district offices. The maintenance target covers 951 km of roads in Suwon City (total length). During the operation period, road patrols will be intensified, and a 24-hour response system will be activated by establishing an emergency contact network.

In fact, after the rapid response team was activated last year, the incidence rate of pothole accidents in the Suwon area significantly decreased.

From February to March last year, 812 potholes were secured, and there were 5 pothole accidents, resulting in an accident rate of 0.6%. During the same period in 2022 (478 cases secured, 27 accidents), the accident rate was 5.6%.

After operating the rapid response team, the accident rate decreased by 89.1%. In the second half of the year, the pothole accident rate also dropped by 93% compared to the same period in 2022.

A Suwon city official stated, "We will actively prevent accidents caused by potholes by expanding the operation of the Pothole 25-Hour Rapid Response Team," and urged, "We ask citizens to actively report potholes when they find them."

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