Gwangjin-gu, Maintenance of Public Cables in Hwayang-dong near Konkuk University Back Gate Area

Construction at 499-107 Hwayang-dong near Konkuk University Back Gate... Project to be completed by year-end
'Shared Incoming Line' to unify tangled communication cables... Expected to prevent accidents and improve city aesthetics
Information session on the 28th at Hwayang-dong Community Center... Open to all interested participants

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) will hold a residents' briefing session on the pilot project for the shared use of aerial cable drop lines at the Hwayang-dong Community Center on the 28th.

This project refers to the process of integrating multiple communication lines connected from utility poles to buildings into one. It helps prevent safety accidents by organizing tangled aerial lines and also improves the urban landscape.

Gwangjin-gu was selected as a pilot project institution for 2024 and will carry out construction from September to December. Korea Electric Power Corporation and five telecommunications companies (KT, LG Uplus, SKT, SK Broadband, and D'Live) will cooperate to ensure smooth project progress.

The target area is 499-107 Hwayang-dong, near the back gate of Konkuk University. The area covers 61,235㎡, including 158 buildings and 144 utility poles subject to maintenance.

The briefing session will provide an overview of the aerial cable maintenance project. It aims to explain the project's feasibility and necessity to gain residents' cooperation. Anyone interested can participate by visiting the site by 4:30 PM without prior registration.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, "Since the aerial line maintenance process is complicated, residents' understanding and cooperation are essential, so we prepared this briefing session. We will do our best to create a safe and pleasant walking environment as soon as possible through systematic project implementation."

Meanwhile, Gwangjin-gu holds monthly aerial cable maintenance councils to strengthen organic cooperation with telecommunications companies. In the first half of this year, in collaboration with nine telecommunications companies, about 4,500 defective aerial lines were removed in five areas including Junggok-dong, Guui-dong, and Gunja-dong.

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