Operation of "2025 Spring Cleaning" Week... District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho Leads by Example
Completion of Vendor Maintenance at Guri Station Creates Wider, More Pleasant Pedestrian Environment
Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) conducted the "2025 Spring Cleaning" together with residents on the 25th to thoroughly wash away the dust accumulated throughout the winter and create a pleasant city environment.
Prior to this, the district designated the period from the 10th to the 31st as the "Spring Cleaning Week" and launched a large-scale environmental maintenance campaign to brighten up various areas of Gwangjin.
The targets for this cleaning included ▲major arterial roads and general roads ▲subway station entrances, Dong Seoul Terminal, Hangang Interchange, and other multi-use facilities ▲vulnerable areas and long-term abandoned waste around residential neighborhoods. Additionally, rainwater drains and public facilities were also maintained.
At 9 a.m. on the 25th, the district gathered in front of the new district office building, scheduled to open in April, to begin the full-scale cleaning. About 100 residents and staff, including District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho, the Cleaning Department, Street Landscape Division, local community centers, and resident autonomous cleaning organizations, gathered and shouted "Clean Gwangjin!" to start the cleaning. On-site, two water cleaning trucks, one dust suction truck, and one road surface cleaning truck were deployed.
The cleaning work was divided into three sections. Course 1 started from the new district office building and continued under the Guri Station overpass, Jayang Intersection, and up to Exit 1 of Guri Station. Course 2 headed from the new district office building toward Gangbyeon Station, and Course 3 involved residents and local community center staff cleaning unauthorized dumping areas by neighborhood.
Alongside this, a street campaign was conducted where participants held promotional placards with messages such as ▲No illegal dumping ▲"Sweep in front of my house and my store" ▲Proper garbage disposal methods, and distributed informational leaflets to residents.
The final part of the cleaning was the maintenance of street vendors near Exit 1 of Guri Station. This area had been inconvenient for pedestrians due to the coexistence of village bus stops and street vendors on narrow sidewalks. When a forklift dismantled the vendor stalls, abandoned fixtures and waste were gradually cleared, transforming the dark and cramped space into a wider and brighter area. This marked a clear improvement in the pedestrian environment around Guri Station.
Environmental officers were deployed in the area around Konkuk University Station, where street vendor maintenance took place, to carry out follow-up cleaning of roads and surroundings.
Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, "I sincerely thank all the residents who came out early in the morning and worked hard together for Gwangjin. I feel great satisfaction that residents can now use the cleaner streets more conveniently. We will continue to do our best to make Gwangjin clean and safe."
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