Fireworks Festival in Yeouido Today... Traffic Restrictions on Yeouidong-ro and Wonhyo Bridge

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The Seoul International Fireworks Festival will take place this evening at 8:00 PM around the Hangang Park in Yeouido. As a large-scale event drawing over 1 million visitors annually, traffic controls will be implemented in the surrounding area starting this afternoon.

Reporter Lee Hyun-jung has the details.

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Ahead of the fireworks festival, vehicular traffic on Yeouidong-ro from the southern end of Mapo Bridge to the 63 Building will be completely restricted from 3:00 PM to midnight today.

Traffic on both directions of Wonhyo Bridge, which is currently restricted due to event preparations, will resume starting at 3:00 AM tomorrow.

Trains will bypass Yeouinaru Station without stopping for three hours from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will deploy a large number of police personnel near the festival venue and dispatch a police special forces unit to conduct searches in preparation for any bomb threats.

If a bomb threat report is filed, authorities plan to assess the level of risk before evacuating spectators to a safe location, conducting safety inspections, and controlling the site.

[Yoo Gye-jun / Inspector, Yeongdeungpo Police Station: Police personnel have been further reinforced, and the organizers have also deployed a 23 percent increase in staff compared to last year to manage the event. We will do our best to ensure that crowds can safely use subway stations and buses once the event concludes.]

Patrol cars and police motorcycles will be deployed to prevent vehicles from stopping on roads or bridges to watch the festival.

Crackdowns will also be conducted against scalping and illegal occupation of viewing spots with fees.

Held under the theme "Light Up Your Dream," this year's event will feature national teams from three countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom alongside Hanwha, putting on a spectacular fireworks show against the night sky.

(Video by: Chang Woon-seok | Video Editing by: Choi Hye-ran)
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