Sokcho City Completes 7 Out of 9 Transportation and Pedestrian Environment Improvement Projects

Laying the Foundation for Easing Traffic Inconvenience and Ensuring Pedestrian Safety
Two Projects Under Adjustment and Coordination
Accelerated Maintenance Including Repainting Faded Lane Markings and Sidewalk Block Replacement

Most of the nine projects promoted by Sokcho City, Gangwon Province, to improve daily transportation and pedestrian environments closely tied to citizens' lives, have been completed.

Right-turn lane opposite Cheongho-dong Suhyup. Provided by Sokcho City

In February 2026, the city launched nine projects aimed at resolving chronic traffic congestion and easing transportation inconveniences, as well as securing safe walkways for citizens.

Among these, the sidewalk expansion at the entrance of Jangcheon Village and the sidewalk expansion (along with road widening) around Cheongcho Police Box were recently completed, making a total of seven successfully finished projects. Previously, the city had completed the construction of a new right-turn lane opposite Cheonghodong Fisheries Cooperative (L=45m, B=8→11m), a new acceleration lane in front of Sokcho Citizen's Pharmacy (L=30m, B=3m), and the maintenance of four damaged road sections from winter (L=1,890m).

The two remaining projects are: △ Construction of an urban planning road in the Eunggol Village area and △ Improvement of the school route near Sokcho High School.

Of these, the urban planning road project in Eunggol Village is currently on hold, as it is difficult to procure government-supplied materials (asphalt concrete) due to the situation in the Middle East. If construction were to begin under these circumstances, delays are expected, which could cause inconvenience to residents. Therefore, the timing of the project order is being adjusted. In addition, for the improvement of the school route near Sokcho High School, the city is re-coordinating with the school to select the optimal location. The plan is to proceed swiftly with construction as soon as the discussions and preparations are complete.

An official from Sokcho City stated, "We have completed seven out of the nine planned projects, which will not only ease traffic inconvenience for drivers but also secure safety for pedestrians. We will do our utmost to ensure that the remaining projects are completed as soon as circumstances allow."

Meanwhile, Sokcho City is continuing its daily life-focused maintenance efforts by repainting faded lane markings from winter and completing two out of three sidewalk block replacement projects scheduled for the first half of the year, in addition to the nine main projects.

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