Yoon Residence Front Hannam-dong Overpass to Undergo Detailed Safety Inspection

"Shaking" Complaints Raised as Crowds Gather, Sparking Safety Concerns
Yongsan-gu to Commission Detailed Safety Inspection Service This Month

A detailed safety inspection will be conducted on the Hannam-dong overpass (Bukhan-nam Samgeori pedestrian overpass), where safety concerns were raised due to crowds gathering during the execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Yongsan District Office employees were conducting safety management on the overpass at Bukhannam Samgeori on the 6th. Provided by Yongsan District Office.

Yongsan-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Park Hee-young) announced on the 22nd that it plans to commission a detailed safety inspection service for the Bukhan-nam Samgeori pedestrian overpass on the 31st of this month for this reason. This measure is to check the structural safety and defects due to the rapid increase in pedestrian overpass usage caused by recent rallies in Hannam-dong. Depending on the inspection results, repairs and reinforcements will be carried out if necessary. The cost of the detailed safety inspection will be covered by the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Disaster Management Fund.

Yongsan-gu stated, “During the rallies, residents' anxiety increased due to the overpass shaking caused by overcrowding of users. We aim to alleviate residents' concerns through the safety inspection,” adding, “Once the Seoul Disaster Management Fund is allocated, we will promptly complete the contract procedures and finish the detailed safety inspection within the first half of this year.”

Prior to the full-scale detailed safety inspection, the district has been continuously monitoring the overpass since the 13th by attaching measuring instruments to check deflection, railing level differences, pillar tilting, and support conditions.

Meanwhile, Yongsan-gu conducted continuous inspections three times on the 3rd, 5th, and 12th of this month with external experts while rallies were in full swing around Hannam-dong. The inspection results showed no major safety issues, but it was advised to manage the overpass to prevent excessive loads on its upper part. Accordingly, during the rallies, plastic barriers were installed in the center of the overpass to separate crowds and control the number of people, maintaining on-site management.

District Mayor Park Hee-young said, “We will do our best to check the condition of the facility through the detailed safety inspection and promptly carry out repairs and reinforcements based on the results to ease residents' concerns,” and added, “We will also manage and supervise other road facilities in the area through regular inspections to proactively respond.”

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