Jeju Province to Install Road Heating Cables on Five Roads Prone to Winter Icing

2,210 Meters of Road, Including Jeju Airport Access Road
Secured 2.2 Billion Won in National Funding Through Disaster and Safety Special Grant Tax
Snow-Removal Response Center to Operate from Mid-November

To prevent traffic accidents and vehicle congestion caused by icy roads this coming winter, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province will invest 2.27 billion won, including funding from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Disaster and Safety Special Grant Tax, to install additional road heating cables along 2,210 meters across five sections of roads in the province that are prone to icing, including the road leading to Jeju Airport. Construction is scheduled to be completed by November.

A map showing the project site (left) and a view of the road section where heating cables will be installed (right). Jeju Island plans to install the automatic snow-melting system along a 350-meter stretch in each direction, for a total of 700 meters, on Gonghang-ro, the road leading to Jeju International Airport, a section prone to winter icing. The work is scheduled for completion by November. Provided by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

According to Jeju Province on October 30, road heating cables will be installed this year at five locations: the road leading to Jeju Airport (700 meters); east of Dongmun Rotary in Jeju City (640 meters); around Waheul-ro in Jocheon-eup (400 meters); the entrance to Haeanmaeul-gil in Jeju City (70 meters); and west of Jungang Rotary in Seogwipo City (400 meters).

The project will cost a total of 2.27 billion won. The province secured 2.2 billion won of that amount, most of the total, in national funding through the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s Disaster and Safety Special Grant Tax in May.

The province has completed reviews by the construction-method selection committee and the detailed design, and began construction this month. It plans to finish all installation work by next month, before the onset of severe winter cold.

In addition, to respond swiftly to sudden heavy snowfall in winter, the province will fully operate its snow-removal response center from November 15, 2026, to March 15, 2027.

“Installing road heating cables will help reduce vehicle congestion and traffic accidents caused by recurring winter icing and improve the safety of road users,” said Hyun Ju-hyeon, Director of Urban Construction for Jeju Province. “We will do our utmost to create safe road conditions through prompt snow removal in preparation for heavy snowfall this coming winter.”

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