World Fireworks Festival Draws 1 Million... Acting Police Commissioner Inspects the Site

The acting Commissioner of the National Police Agency inspected the World Fireworks Festival site and checked the safety management measures.

Kim Jongchul, Acting Commissioner of the National Police Agency, visited the site of the Seoul Yeouido International Fireworks Festival on the 4th to inspect safety management measures. National Police Agency

Kim Jongchul, acting Commissioner of the National Police Agency, presided over a countermeasures meeting at the Seoul Yeouido World Fireworks Festival site on September 4. The World Fireworks Festival is a large-scale event attracting more than 1 million people every year, making crowd and safety management especially important. This year, for the first time, the festival will take place over two days, including a pre-event on this day and the main event on the 5th.

Kim emphasized thorough management to prevent safety accidents due to overcrowding and to avoid disorderly traffic behavior.

The police plan to control vehicles on major roads, considering that both the World Fireworks Festival and a marathon will take place this weekend. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, on the day of the main event (September 5), both directions of Wonhyo Bridge will be completely closed from 9:00 a.m. on the 5th until 3:00 a.m. on the 10th, to accommodate the installation and removal of fireworks equipment. The section from the southern end of Mapo Bridge on Yeoui-dong-ro to the 63 Building will also be restricted in both directions from 3:00 p.m. until midnight on the same day.

On September 6, a marathon will start at Seoul City Hall Square and continue through Sejongdaero Intersection, Jongno, Euljiro, and Cheonggyecheon-ro, ending at Mugyo-ro. Traffic between Sejong Intersection and Sungnyemun Intersection will be restricted from 6:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m., and towards Heunginjimun Intersection from 6:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

The section of Euljiro from Euljiro 1-ga Intersection to Euljiro 3-ga Intersection will also be controlled from 7:40 a.m. to 9:10 a.m., and the Cheonggyecheon-ro area will have flexible vehicle restrictions from 7:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

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