Mokpo City Improves Road Environment in Areas with Frequent Traffic Accidents

Three Locations Including Dongbu Square... Maintenance of Traffic Islands, Crosswalks, Traffic Lights, and Pavement

Mokpo City is undertaking improvements to road environments in sections with frequent traffic accidents.

According to the city on the 18th, the sections undergoing environmental improvements include Hadang-dong Intersection (completed), Dongbu Square Intersection (in progress), and Mokwon-dong Mokpo Cheongyeon Korean Medicine Hospital to Bukhang-dong Seoul Hospital Intersection (planned), totaling three locations. The city plans to invest over 1.2 billion KRW to minimize accident occurrences.

The Hadang-dong Ibadom Gamjatang Intersection, completed in January, was replaced with traffic lights that improve visibility, and the location of one crosswalk was adjusted to allow pedestrians to cross more safely.

East Plaza Road Improvement Plan [Photo provided by Mokpo City]

The Dongbu Square Intersection, currently under construction, is adjacent to a market and a school, making it a busy intersection with high pedestrian and traffic volume, where more than 10 traffic accidents occur annually on average.

Accordingly, the city is fully adjusting the locations of 11 crosswalks within the intersection and renovating traffic islands and traffic lights to ensure pedestrian safety and increase traffic flow through the intersection.

In particular, the right-turn-only lanes in front of Daiso near Dongbu Market and Ilseongdang will be improved from straight to curved shapes, and speed bumps and raised crosswalks will be installed to enhance drivers’ driving performance and visibility while simultaneously improving pedestrian safety.

For these improvement works, the city transplanted seven pine trees and other vegetation planted on the Dongbu Square traffic island to the area around Okam Underpass and removed shade structures and other obstacles.

A city official stated, “We expect that the improvement works in areas with frequent traffic accidents will enhance citizens’ traffic convenience and minimize traffic accidents,” and added, “We ask for the citizens’ broad understanding and cooperation regarding any inconveniences caused during the construction period.”

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