Namwon City in North Jeolla Province is launching a comprehensive and long-term traffic management initiative to ensure smooth traffic flow in the Jirisan National Park Bamsagol area.
The plan aims to prevent inconveniences caused by vehicle congestion and illegal parking, especially during the summer vacation season and the autumn foliage period when visitor numbers remain high.
According to the city on July 30, the Bamsagol Valley is a 14-kilometer gorge flowing along the northern slope from Banyabong to Bansun, recognized as one of the most scenic valleys within Jirisan National Park.
Traffic congestion in this area has been a concern, particularly during the summer when vacationers flock to the site and in autumn when leaf peepers arrive.
To address this, the city will implement special traffic management from this month until October 31, spanning approximately four months.
On weekends and public holidays when visitor numbers peak, the city plans to deploy additional personnel to enhance on-site response capabilities.
This traffic management effort will involve collaboration among three agencies: the Namwon City Traffic Department, the Namwon Police Station, and the Northern Office of Jirisan National Park.
The Namwon City Traffic Department will oversee the area from the Sannae Tobis Condo to the Bansun intercity bus stop, while the Namwon Police will manage the section from the Bansun intercity bus terminal to Dalgung. The Northern Office of Jirisan National Park will provide on-site support within the national park.
Each agency will maintain a regular patrol system for their designated sections and will conduct focused inspections using enforcement vehicles as needed to prevent illegal parking and ensure uninterrupted vehicle flow.
The city will also continue to guide visitors to use nearby public parking lots, such as the Bansun parking lot, encouraging them to utilize designated parking spaces.
To prevent long-term parking in public lots, the city plans to install and operate height restriction facilities.
Installation of Object Address Signs at 409 Community Facilities
Namwon City announced on July 30 that it has sequentially installed 409 object address signs at facilities closely related to citizens' daily lives and safety.
The installation targets locations such as bus stops, rest areas, emergency fire equipment, heat relief shelters, civil defense evacuation facilities, and children's play areas.
Object addresses are unique address information assigned to facilities or locations rather than buildings.
By providing unique addresses to places without building numbers, such as bus stops, citizens can easily and quickly identify their current location and the location of facilities using the information on the object address signs.
The signs are generally structured using road names and basic numbers, typically formatted as administrative district name, road name, basic number (or object number), and object type name.
The city anticipates that the installation of these object address signs will facilitate quick identification of locations during emergency situations such as crimes or disasters.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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