Yeongdeungpo District District Chief Choi Conducts On-Site Inspection of 'Maltongol'

On the 31st of last month, Choi Hee-soon, District Chief of Yeongdeungpo District, joined a field tour with 15 officials including the director of construction and heads of relevant departments and town offices to inspect Maltongol, an area with aging urban infrastructure and poor residential conditions.

Maltongol derives its name from the historical path scholars used to pass through on horseback when traveling to Hanyang. Located opposite the main gate of Samsung Digital City centered in Maetan 3-dong, the area is home to 1,800 households comprising 2,210 residents. With a mix of villas, one-room apartments, small factories, and scrap yards, it is an extremely vulnerable area in terms of infrastructure and residential environment.

During the field tour, officials inspected damaged metal structures near scrap yards, conducted surveys on illegal waste dumping, and checked vulnerable areas including small parks, back alleys, and sidewalks while gathering opinions and identifying inconveniences from nearby residents.

At the site tour, District Chief Choi Hee-soon directed ▲improvements including curb maintenance on Samsung-ro 168-gil connecting road, sewage facility construction, and CCTV installation in residential areas ▲sidewalk improvements around Shinwon-ro 250-gil and measures to address illegal parking ▲comprehensive renovation of vulnerable areas including small park maintenance, roadside planter and tree trimming.

An official from the district said, "Following this field tour, we plan to immediately address urgent matters and reflect insufficient budget in next year's main budget, making our best efforts to resolve residents' inconveniences."