Gyeonggi Province Invests 3.4 Billion Won to Install Railings on the 'Yangpyeong, Yanggeun and Ipo Bridges'

Gyeonggi Province has completed the installation of safety railings on three bridges—the Yanggeun and Yangpyeong bridges in Yangpyeong and the Ipo Bridge in Yeoju—to help residents use the bridges safely and prevent incidents involving people jumping from them.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Construction Headquarters said on Oct. 21 that it had completed the installation of safety railings on the three bridges, a project that began in May and cost a total of 3.4 billion won, including 3.2 billion won in national funding and 200 million won from the provincial budget. Gyeonggi Province covered most of the construction costs with special grants secured from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The Yangpyeong Bridge, located in Gangsang-myeon, Yangpyeong County, is 625 meters long and 12.3 meters wide. From 2022 through September 2026, a total of 127 reports of people jumping from the bridge or falling from it were received.

The Yanggeun Bridge, located in Yangpyeong-eup, Yangpyeong County, is 765 meters long and 12 meters wide. During the same period, a total of 89 reports of people jumping from the bridge or falling from it were received.

The Ipo Bridge, located in Geumsa-myeon, Yeoju, is 797 meters long and 12 meters wide. Two incidents involving people jumping from the bridge occurred in 2025.

Yangpyeong Bridge railing

Gyeonggi Province said reports related to people in crisis had continued to come in from these bridges, raising concerns about the need for safety facilities to supplement suicide prevention notices and CCTV systems.

In response, the province moved to install safety railings on the bridges to expand physical safety measures that protect residents' lives in crisis situations. The Gyeonggi Provincial Construction Headquarters reviewed cases in which other local governments had installed safety railings on bridges and developed installation plans suited to conditions at each site after consulting experts in relevant fields, including landscape design.

Under the plans, the existing railings were raised from 110 centimeters to 165 centimeters. Rotating structures were also installed along the tops of the railings; they rotate when touched by a person's hand or body, making it effectively impossible to fall or climb over the railings.

Park Jaeyoung, head of the Gyeonggi Provincial Construction Headquarters, said, "I hope these safety railings will help protect the precious lives of residents facing crisis situations. We will continue working to secure national funding and gradually expand safety facilities after assessing the need for installation and conditions at each site."

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