Yang Bu-nam "Measures Needed to Address Increased Traffic from Jungang Park Development"

Claims for Lane Expansion and Creation of Safe Pedestrian Paths

Yang Bu-nam, the Democratic Party preliminary candidate for Seo-gu (Eul), Gwangju Metropolitan City, is focusing on developing policies to resolve local issues.

On the 13th, candidate Yang stated that lane expansion and the creation of a safe pedestrian environment are necessary to alleviate the increased traffic volume resulting from the development of Jungang Park.

The road sections near Jungang Park, from ‘Pungam District Entrance Intersection to Seo-gu Cultural Center’ and from ‘Geumho 1-dong Hoban 3rd Complex to Sangmu 2-dong Chipyeong Middle School,’ are habitual traffic congestion zones during commuting hours.

In particular, the section from ‘Pungam District Entrance Intersection to Seo-gu Cultural Center’ includes a planned main entrance for new apartments due to the Jungang Park development, which is expected to cause inconvenience to citizens in the future.

Additionally, the section connecting major roads such as Hwajeong-ro and Geumhwa-ro, from ‘Geumho 1-dong Hoban 3rd Complex to Sangmu 2-dong Chipyeong Middle School,’ currently suffers from habitual traffic congestion caused by a narrow 7-meter road width and parked vehicles. Severe traffic jams are predicted once the new apartments are completed.

Candidate Yang also noted that some parts of this section currently have disconnected sidewalks, making it difficult to use the walking paths to Jungang Park, and that additional sidewalk loss is expected during the park development construction.

Candidate Yang emphasized, “We must expand the lanes and create new walking paths to serve as connecting routes to alleviate traffic congestion and transform them into pedestrian paths that ensure pedestrian safety.”

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