Five Underpass in Suwon Reopen to Traffic After Emergency Repairs

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 6th that five underpasses in the city (Yuljeon, Jeongcheon, Seryu, Sepyeong, and Hwasan underpasses), which had been partially flooded and closed to traffic due to heavy rain in the early morning of the 6th, have been restored to normal operation and traffic has resumed.

Vehicles were able to use the underpasses between 6:22 a.m. and 7:35 a.m. on the 6th.

From midnight on the 6th to 6 a.m., Suwon experienced heavy rainfall of 108.7mm. Beginning with the Jeongcheon underpass at 5:50 a.m. on the 6th, five underpasses became partially flooded by 6:15 a.m. with the Seryu underpass. Traffic was controlled by police and fire authorities, and the city conducted emergency recovery operations.

Traffic became possible starting with the Jeongcheon underpass (6:22 a.m.), followed by the Yuljeon underpass (6:34 a.m.), the Sepyeong and Hwasan underpasses (6:46 a.m.), and the Seryu underpass (7:35 a.m.). There were no casualties.

Meanwhile, a road around the west gate of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Wholesale Market was also flooded, and recovery operations are ongoing as of 9 a.m. on the 6th.

The city plans to distribute evacuation guidance notices to merchants in shops and residents living near the riverbank.