New crosswalk and traffic safety facilities installed through sustained coordination with relevant agencies, resolving a long-standing community demand while improving park access
Seongbuk-gu has installed a crosswalk and traffic safety facilities near 133 Daesagwan-ro in Seongbuk-dong — the site of the Bukaksan Neighborhood Park development project — securing a safe pedestrian route for park visitors and local residents.
The park had effectively been cut off like an "island," surrounded on all sides by roads. Even as the park took shape, the lack of safe pedestrian access routes made it difficult for residents to reach, making improvements to accessibility and convenience a pressing concern.
The intersection sees heavy vehicle traffic between the Jeongneung and Bugaksan-ro directions and the Seongbuk-dong Daesagwan-ro and Seonjam-ro corridors, yet had long lacked a crosswalk — a source of persistent inconvenience for residents. Installing one and improving the road traffic system had been a long-standing community demand.
In response, Seongbuk-gu determined that the project would not be complete until residents could safely reach the park, not just enjoy it once inside. The district began designing traffic safety facilities in 2025 and, after sustained consultations with relevant agencies, cleared a traffic safety review by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency that same year.
The district's Parks and Green Space Division then took overall charge of the project, working with the Roads Division and Traffic Administration Division to install a new crosswalk connecting to the park entrance.
Alongside this, road facilities were upgraded and traffic safety equipment — including road markings and traffic safety signs — was installed.
Residents can now enter Bukaksan Neighborhood Park safely without having to cross a roadway dangerously.
The improvements are also expected to reduce traffic accidents at the intersection by clearly marking pedestrian crossing zones for drivers.
Particularly notable is that the project, which began as an effort to secure access to the park, also resolved a long-standing community request for a crosswalk — delivering two outcomes at once: improved park accessibility and the fulfillment of a long-held residents' wish.
"Connecting a park so that residents can reach it safely and conveniently is just as important as building the park itself," Seongbuk-gu District Mayor Lee Seung-ro said. "This crosswalk is meaningful because it links a park that had been cut off from the neighborhood while also relieving a long-standing inconvenience for residents." He added that the district would continue to pay close attention to pedestrian access and traffic safety from the earliest stages of park development, with the goal of creating neighborhood parks that residents can use with confidence.
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