Traffic snarls downtown as city starts renovating Gwanghwamun Square
Posted : 2021-03-10 09:12
Updated : 2021-03-10 15:18
The six-lane road on the left side of Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul is closed, Monday, after Seoul City started a project to expand the square. Yonhap
Traffic chaos inevitable for time being
By Bahk Eun-ji
Seoul City has started construction to widen Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul by turning part of an adjacent thoroughfare into a pedestrian-only space.
The capital s most ambitious renovation project began on March 6, aiming to expand the square, which has been criticized for being pedestrian-unfriendly by sitting in the middle of the busy Sejong-daero thoroughfare.