Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho Presides Over Emergency Snow Inspection Meeting... Calls for Special Attention to Vulnerable Facilities

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho presided over an emergency inspection meeting regarding heavy snow on the 28th at the Disaster and Safety Situation Room on the 8th floor of City Hall, inspecting the safety conditions of roads and vulnerable facilities.

At the meeting, Mayor Choi said, "Do your best in inspecting street trees and snow-vulnerable facilities and carrying out snow removal operations, and operate the round-the-clock reporting system during the Lunar New Year holiday period swiftly and seamlessly," and added, "Work thoroughly on safety measures until the end of the holiday so that citizens can spend a safe and enjoyable Lunar New Year celebration."

Previously, the city started patrols of vulnerable roads and snow removal operations from 7 a.m. on the 27th, and from 8 a.m. began operating automatic salt water spray devices at 14 major roads including Hogye Overpass to respond with special attention to traffic safety during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Park Gyeong-ho, head of the city's Safety Policy Division, said, "We will do our best to conduct swift and safe snow removal operations according to road conditions by deploying 53 pieces of snow removal equipment and 869 tons of calcium chloride and other materials."