Operation of 6 Traffic Control Centers... 553 People Participate in Emergency Transport
38 City Bus Routes Concentrated Dispatch Before School Hours
Gwangju City announced on the 11th that it will implement special transportation measures to facilitate traffic for students taking the 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and to ensure safe transportation in case of emergencies.
The CSAT will be held on the 14th from 8:40 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and students must complete entry to the test sites by 8:10 a.m. On that day, 16,846 students will take the exam at 38 test sites in Gwangju.
The city and autonomous districts will operate six traffic control centers from 6 a.m., overseeing parking order, emergency transportation, and noise control.
A total of 553 personnel from 18 organizations and groups, including public officials, police officers, and the Model Drivers Association, will support traffic flow and emergency transportation of students at each test site starting from 6 a.m. to minimize traffic congestion.
Public officials, traffic police, and model drivers will be deployed to smoothly guide traffic on main roads within a 2 km radius of the test sites and strengthen guidance and enforcement against illegal parking within 200 meters of the test sites. About 70 orderlies will be stationed at 14 city bus terminals and 7 subway stations near the test sites to manage timely vehicle operation and provide necessary information for students, such as directions to test site exits from subway stations and bus stops. City buses passing by the test sites (38 schools, 38 routes) will have increased frequency before school hours (6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.), and notices indicating the test sites and stops will be posted inside the buses to assist students’ smooth transportation.
Students with disabilities will be supported with transportation to and from test sites via taxis designated for transportation-vulnerable persons, which can be reserved in advance through the Transportation Vulnerable Support Center. For students who are close to the test entry time, if they call 112, patrol cars waiting nearby will be dispatched to provide emergency transportation to the test sites.
On the day of the CSAT, public institutions and others will start work at 10 a.m., one hour later than usual, and aircraft takeoffs and landings will be prohibited for 25 minutes from 1:10 p.m. to 1:35 p.m., during the listening test period.
Kim Seok-ung, Director of the Gwangju Integrated Airport Transportation Bureau, said, “We will do our best to ensure that students who have prepared diligently arrive at the test sites on time by managing vehicle traffic thoroughly,” and added, “We ask drivers to refrain from making noise such as honking near the test sites on the day of the CSAT.”
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