Hanam City to Add Crosswalks on School Routes, Secure Parking... Advance 7 Transportation Facility Projects

Hanam City to add crosswalks in Misa and Deokpung

16 parking spaces to be created near City Hall

Speed limit in five child protection zones in Gamil

to rise to 40 km/h at night and on holidays

Hanam City in Gyeonggi Province will improve transportation facilities in residential areas, including adding crosswalks on routes to schools and securing parking spaces near City Hall. In five child protection zones in Gamil New Town, the speed limit will be raised from 30 km/h to 40 km/h at night and on holidays.

A view of Hanam City Hall. Photo provided by Hanam City.

Hanam City Mayor Lee Hyun-jae announced on November 3 that it would prioritize seven transportation facility improvement projects to enhance pedestrian safety and traffic convenience. The city selected projects related to school routes for children, welfare facilities, and densely populated residential areas from among 18 proposals approved at a traffic safety facility review by Hanam Police Station on October 27.

A crosswalk and pedestrian traffic signals will be installed by the end of November between Misa 1-dong Children's English Library and Children's Traffic Park. The project aims to make it easier to travel between the two facilities, which previously required taking a detour to a nearby crosswalk.

In Cheonhyeon-dong near Hanam City Hall, 16 on-street parking spaces will be created using part of a road with three lanes in one direction. The city expects the project to ease parking shortages for City Hall visitors and nearby residents.

Crosswalks and pedestrian traffic signals will be added near Deokpung Hyundai Apartments and Deokpung Ssangyong Yega Apartments in Deokpung 1-dong, while the existing crosswalks will remain in place. A bus stop will also be relocated to improve the route residents take from the bus stop to their apartments.

Time-based speed limits will be introduced in five child protection zones in Gamil New Town. The areas are around Shinwoo Elementary School, Dansaem Elementary School, and Gamil Elementary School and their attached kindergartens, as well as Gamil Kindergarten and Dangaram Kindergarten.

The speed limit will remain at 30 km/h, as it is now, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays. A limit of 40 km/h will apply from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. the following day on weekdays, as well as on weekends and public holidays. The aim is to maintain the speed limit during hours when many children are on the roads while improving traffic convenience for vehicles at night and on holidays.

A diagonal crosswalk and a traffic island will be installed at the intersection in front of Gamil Baekje Middle School. The city plans to shorten students' routes to school by allowing them to cross the intersection diagonally. Near the Wirye Multipurpose Sports Center, part of the road's centerline will be removed to create an intersection for vehicle access, and a nearby bus stop will also be relocated.

A U-turn lane will be installed by widening the road at the intersection near Hanam City Misa Senior Welfare Center. A bus stop will also be relocated to ease vehicle access to and from the center and ensure smooth bus operations. This project, which requires road expansion work, is scheduled for completion by May 2027. The remaining six projects will get underway in November.

“We expect these projects to reduce the traffic inconveniences residents experience in their daily lives and improve pedestrian safety,” Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae said. “We will continue to improve the traffic environment in ways that residents can feel.”

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