Pyeongtaek City Cracks Down on Illegal Floating Advertising Signs 'Air Lites'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 7th that it is launching an intensive crackdown on illegal floating advertising signs called 'air lites' that cause pedestrian inconvenience and safety accidents.

The cleanup targets include △commercial areas △major arterial roads △new town sidewalks △market vicinity, etc.

To this end, the city will organize a joint enforcement team and provide until the 29th of this month a 7-day voluntary removal deadline for air lites illegally occupying sidewalks in commercial areas, guiding their removal. Air lites that are not voluntarily removed will be forcibly removed.

The city also plans to collect abandoned air lites to maintain a safe and pleasant pedestrian environment and create a beautiful urban landscape.

A city official stated, "We will take strict measures against illegal floating advertising materials for clean urban aesthetics and pedestrian safety," and added, "We will do our best to continue cleanup activities for improved safe and clean urban landscape going forward."