Gwangju Seo-gu Installs 'Safe Pedestrian Lights' to Alleviate Residents' Traffic Inconvenience

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) announced on the 26th that it has completed the ‘Pedestrian-friendly Streetlight Installation Project’ to improve the nighttime walking environment.

Last year, Seo-gu installed 225 streetlights in the areas of Pungam-dong Sports Park and Sangmu 1-dong 5·18 Memorial Park to alleviate the inconvenience of residents using sidewalks at night and to ensure the safety of vulnerable pedestrians, receiving great responses from the residents.

Seogu has completed the 'Pedestrian-Friendly Street Lighting Installation Project' to improve the nighttime walking environment.
[Photo by Seogu]

This year, after gathering opinions from the Dong and Administrative Welfare Centers, 179 streetlights were installed in the areas around Pungam Middle School and Sangmu Citizen Park in Chipyeong-dong, where residents’ requests were the highest, with a project budget of 75 million KRW.

Seo-gu plans to use 160 million KRW in subsidies from Gwangju City to maintain old streetlights with insulation defects and other issues to prevent electrical safety accidents and create a pleasant street environment.

A Seo-gu official stated, “We will create safe and pedestrian-friendly streets by improving brightness in major urban walking areas,” adding, “We will continue to do our best to maintain and manage streetlights steadily and thoroughly.”

Meanwhile, Seo-gu has been improving nighttime brightness through regular streetlight facility inspections and LED replacements, and was recognized for these achievements by being ranked first in road lighting maintenance among the five autonomous districts of Gwangju last year.

Shin Dongho, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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