– 17 major intersections in Songdo, Yeongjong, and Cheongna… Floor traffic lights, pedestrian signal voice guidance, etc. installed in August
○ In Songdo, Yeongjong, and Cheongna International City, a 'smart crosswalk' installation project is being promoted to help children walk safely at crosswalks in children's protection zones in Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ).
○ The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on the 10st that it plans to install and operate smart crosswalks in August at 17 major intersections within the IFEZ that need to secure pedestrian safety for the transportation vulnerable around the crosswalks by collaborating with the Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon National Police Agency to improve the traffic environment around crosswalks with a budget of 8 billion won.
○ Smart crosswalk refers to an auxiliary device related to traffic safety that uses the latest information and communication technology (ICT) to help crosswalk pedestrians safety.
○ In addition to the existing crosswalk pedestrian signals, △ LED floor-type pedestrian traffic lights installed on the floor of the crosswalk and turned on, △ Voice guidance system for pedestrian signals that prevent accidents by supporting voice guidance for each situation suitable for the location of pedestrians, △ Numbers and figures from traffic lights A red residual indicator indicating the remaining time and an automatic extension system for a walking signal that extends the walking time by 5 to 10 seconds if the pedestrian fails to complete the crosswalk. Each of these devices is installed according to their characteristics at major intersections, children's protection areas, and crosswalks where there are frequent pedestrian accidents.
○ Specifically, the children’s protection zone and pedestrian-dense zone in Songdo △Misong Elementary School four-way intersection △Hyonsong Elementary School three-way intersection △Yeonsong Elementary School’s north side (Danilo) △Yeonsong Elementary School’s south side (Danilo) △Zai Harbor View 13th entrance intersection △Haesong Elementary School three-way intersection △Songil Floor traffic lights and voice guidance devices for pedestrian signals will be installed in eight places, including the elementary school junction and the Convensia junction.
○ In addition, there are many pedestrians in Yeongjong, and floor traffic lights are installed at the four intersections of Yeongjong Sky City to protect children. In the case of Cheongna, △Cheongna Middle School entrance four-way intersection △Cheongna Elementary School south side (Single road) △Haewon Elementary School four-way intersection △Cheongnam Elementary School four-way intersection △Gyeongyeon Elementary and Middle School four-way intersection Each of the walking signal voice guidance devices will be installed in five places.
○ The Incheon Economic Administration expects that this smart crosswalk project will greatly improve the pedestrian environment, such as preventing pedestrian accidents in child protection zones and intersections with frequent accidents.
○ Seong Yong-won, deputy director of Incheon Free Economic Zone, said, “We will continue to strive to build smart crosswalks using the latest ICT technology and do our best to establish a smart road transportation infrastructure for IFEZ.”