Police Strengthen Safety Management for Fireworks Festival... Traffic Controlled Around Venue

Police are concentrating their police force on safety management at the scene, expecting a massive crowd to gather for the Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2026 to be held tonight (the 5th).

The Deputy Chief of the Public Safety Bureau at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will oversee and direct safety management at the event site, with plans to intensively deploy police officers to major access routes and subway stations near Yeouido where the fireworks festival takes place.

Considering the recent series of false bomb threat reports centering on crowded downtown areas, measures will also be taken to prevent related risks.

The police SWAT team will conduct a pre-inspection of the venue for potential explosive objects before the event begins, and police barricades will be installed at key points to prepare for vehicle terrorism.

In addition, if a bomb threat report is filed, a joint analysis and response team consisting of counter-terrorism, criminal, and 112 units will assess the risk level, and in cooperation with the organizers, evacuate spectators to a safe location while conducting safety inspections and site control of the suspected area.

The jurisdictional police box for the event venue will strengthen patrols from the fireworks transport stage until the end of the event and operate a "Fireworks Safety Situation Room" to carry out preventive activities.

Police also plan to deploy patrol cars and motorcades to major roads such as Olympic-daero, Gangbyeonbuk-ro, and Yanghwa, Seogang, Mapo, Hangang, and Dongjak Bridges to prevent fireworks spectators from stopping vehicles on roads or bridges.

The Hangang River Police Unit plans to deploy five patrol boats to restrict vessels from entering the area between Mapo Bridge and Hangang Bridge.

Crackdowns will also be conducted on illegal ticket trading and spot-fee collection at the scene.

The Metropolitan Prevention Patrol Unit and the Public Order Division will launch on-site crackdowns, and a dedicated investigation team will be operated to prevent fraudulent ticket reservations using macros.

In blind spots of CCTV within densely populated areas near the event venue, 12 detective teams and criminal mobile unit vehicles will be specially deployed to prepare for various motiveless crimes, such as crimes involving weapons.

Vehicle traffic and subway operations around the area will also be controlled on the day of the fireworks festival.

Police will completely restrict vehicle traffic on Yeouidong-ro (from the south end of Mapo Bridge to the 63 Building) from 3 p.m. to midnight, and traffic in both directions of Wonhyo Bridge will be blocked from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. the next day, the 6th.

Trains will pass through Yeouinaru Station without stopping for three hours from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Detailed traffic information can be checked through the Seoul Metropolitan Transportation Information Portal TOPIS, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Traffic Information hotline (☎ 02-700-5000), the Traffic Information Center website (www.spatic.go.kr), and KakaoTalk (Seoul Police Traffic Information).
 

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