"Nervous" on my way home from work due to heavy snow...Emergency for more and more public transportation and snow removal

[Anchor]
I'm also worried about getting off work due to the heavy snow all day long.

In preparation for traffic congestion and safety accidents, local governments and others plan to increase the number of public transportation operations and make every effort to remove snow.

There is a reporter at Gangnam Station in Seoul. Reporter Bae Minhyuk!

[Reporter]
Yes, the snow that came to the point where I couldn't see well seems to have slowed down for a while now.

However, citizens complained of inconvenience due to the snow that continued throughout the afternoon.

Citizen's story, let's hear it for ourselves.

[Park Ki-joon and Yoon Yi-jung / Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province: It snowed a lot, so it's a little uncomfortable to come out to Seoul, and I think a lot of people are flocking to the subway. I'm worried that there will be a lot of people when I go back home.]

Road control and congestion are continuing throughout the city ahead of the way home from work.

Citizens are expected to flock to public transportation such as buses and subways when it's time to get off work in earnest.

In preparation for this, the Seoul Transportation Corporation has decided to increase the concentrated dispatch time for subway lines 2 and 5, 6, 7, and 8 by another 30 minutes during rush hour.

From 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., it will be extended by 30 minutes more than before, and it will be operated 15 more times.

Korail has also decided to operate 10 additional metropolitan trains, including Line 1 and Suinbundang Line.

The city bus also plans to extend the intensive dispatch time by 30 minutes than usual.

However, since the ninety-four bus routes in Seoul passing through habitual control sections such as Muakjae Pass and Miari Pass can be diverted depending on weather conditions,
It's better to check traffic information in advance
.

[Anchor]
You think it's going to snow again tonight?

[Reporter]
Yes, as another heavy snow was predicted overnight, the government plans to continue its all-out response.

The goal is to prevent safety accidents through snow removal work.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security operated the second stage of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters from 2 p.m. today and raised the warning level of the heavy snow crisis from 'caution' to 'warning'.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is also maintaining the second stage of snow removal and snow removal work with autonomous districts and related organizations.

In addition, he said he will take measures to prevent slipping accidents at subway station entrances or bus stops through safety management of transportation facilities.

Authorities said it is recommended to use public transportation as much as possible on the way to and from work as snow is expected to continue overnight.

He also added that when driving, ensure enough safety distance to be careful of slipping due to road freezing.

I'm Bae Minhyuk of YTN in Gangnam Station, Seoul.

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