[단독]The city of Seoul was suddenly suspended after changing routes

Adjustment of route ‘752’ without collecting the opinions of the neighbors due to its passage through the Seoripul TunnelHeukseok-dong residents oppose “bus to Gwanghwamun cut off” … ‘Stop’ just before operation

On the 17th, it was confirmed that the Seoul Metropolitan Government changed the route to link the Dongjak-Seocho area, and temporarily suspended the route adjustment of city bus No. 752 (No. 742 after the change), which was scheduled to operate at as of the 22nd. This is because the Seoul Metropolitan Government belatedly discovered that the existing bus route did not go through the procedure to collect opinions from local residents.

Initially, the opening of the Seoripul Tunnel last year connected the roads near Seocho-Gyodae Station and the Dongjak area, but there was no bus connecting the two, so the route was adjusted for the convenience of residents. local. On the 3rd, the city of Seoul announced that it would phase out the existing 752 bus route through a consultation process between the city, the autonomous districts and the bus companies, and that it would begin operating on the 22nd by establishing a new route to through the Seoriful Tunnel. Before the change, the route that was connected to ‘Nodeul Island-In front of Nodeul Station-Dongjak Station-Jeonggeum Town-Soongsil University-Noryangjin’ was changed to ‘Nodeul Island-Noryangjin Station-Soongsil University-Isu Station-Seoriful Tunnel ( via) -Gyodae Station, and the terminal area was changed to Seochodae Station With the change, the bus number was also changed from 752 to 742.

However, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided that there were procedural flaws, such as the failure to collect opinions from residents of the region during the process of dismantling the bus route and selecting a new route. It was confirmed that an official letter was sent.

As a result of the interview with Kyunghyang Shinmun, the decisive cause for the suspension of the route adjustment was that the Heukseok-dong Community Center in Dongjak-gu did not properly implement the procedures of ‘information meeting for residents and gathering opinions’ ‘that must be completed before the existing route is closed.

The Heukseok-dong Community Service Center informed Dongjak-gu that “there is no disagreement among residents” without going through a briefing and feedback gathering process for Heukseok-dong residents, who used route 752. Heukseok-dong resident A said: “There was no resident briefing, but after checking how the review opinion of ‘residents agreed’ was written, the officer in charge asked one of the heads of the Autonomous Foundation Heukseok-dong Disaster Commission, and then issued an official letter with ‘0 residents’ disagreeing’. I sent it. “An official from Dongjak-gu also said,” We are aware that there is a problem in the feedback gathering process at Heukseok-dong Community Center. “

The only bus routes that Heukseok-dong residents can go to Gwanghwamun are 752 and 151. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the average daily passenger number of bus 752 is 25,000.

Heukseok-dong Resident B said, “Residents of the Prugio Apartment in Heukseok-dong District 11 do not stop at 151, so 752 is the only bus route to Gwanghwamun.”

Seoul and Dongjak-gu are currently fighting to prepare an alternative route through the Seoripul tunnel, but there is reportedly no alternative.

Since 2015, the city of Seoul has limited the distance of bus routes to 60 km for the health rights of bus drivers and the safety of citizens. A plan to extend the 751 bus route to Gangnam is also being considered, but in this case, the driving distance will exceed 60 km. The incorporation of new routes is also negative.

“It is difficult to increase the number of new buses, as the number of passengers decreases every year,” said a Seoul official. “We will find a suitable alternative after collecting opinions from the beginning and several reviews.”