Ganghwa County Advances on Integrated CCTV Control Center Construction Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Ganghwa County announced on the 16th that the integrated CCTV control center construction project being pursued to further strengthen the safety of county residents is proceeding as planned.

Currently in the detailed design phase, the county aims to complete the design by July and break ground in August, accelerating the project toward completion in the second half of 2025.

The newly constructed integrated control center will be built on 707㎡ of land in the vicinity of Gwancheon-ri 170-10, Ganghwa-eup, with a total project investment of 11.7 billion won, featuring a five-story structure with 1,734㎡ of total floor space.

The center will be equipped with a CCTV control room, equipment room, work facilities, break room, and disaster safety situation room. A viewing gallery will also be installed to allow visitors to observe the control room, which operates 24 hours a day as a guardian of county residents' safety.

The Ganghwa County Integrated CCTV Control Center, which opened in 2016, has operated continuously around the clock for eight years. However, as demand for CCTVs continues to grow, the construction of a new integrated control center has become urgent due to space shortages resulting from the expansion of related equipment such as servers and video storage devices.

The current integrated control center has approximately 1,760 CCTVs linked to it. By purpose, the breakdown includes 825 units for crime prevention, 96 for disaster management, 307 for village and parking lot surveillance, 105 for cultural property protection, and 228 for park surveillance. A total of 19 police officers and control staff work in shifts around the clock to monitor and protect county residents' safety.

The county is also pursuing CCTV installation and performance improvement projects for approximately 290 units at 115 locations with a budget of approximately 1.2 billion won this year.

Acting County Administrator Yun Do-young stated, "The Integrated CCTV Control Center is playing its role as a watchdog for residents' safety in preventing various accidents, crimes, and fires," and added, "We will make efforts to create a Ganghwa County with no blind spots in crime prevention through expedited project implementation."