At this time, Seoul began to enter a period of industrialization and modernization where the Cheonggyecheon Freeway was used as a symbol of the success of this development. However, in the late 1980s, congested roads were seen as the cause of poor air quality and environmental degradation. Furthermore, Cheonggyecheon stated as the city's fault line separating the dynamic southern area of the road from the lagging and less competitive northern area. Moreover, the Cheonggyecheon Freeway often jammed, the supporting poles began to be damaged and eroded, as a result the maintenance was very expensive for 30 years.
The River Which Has Beginning to Restored Again
The revitalization began with cleaning the river water and building pumping stations to drain water from the Han River because the water in the Cheonggyecheon Stream was almost dry. Then created public spaces and green open spaces in the form of a linear garden with a land area of 400 hectares. Continued construction of a pedestrian road connecting the two sides of the river was built. There are 22 bridges built over the river, 7 of which are specifically for pedestrians. This revitalization takes approximately 2 years.
Green Open Space Area
This is very important for climate adaptation, as well as increasing flood resistance when cities have open waterways. Not only that, the population of natural ecology also increases, such as birds, fish, insects and plants. Based on a 2009 report, the number of bird species in the river corridor increased from 6 to 36, fish species from 4 to 25, and insect species from 15 to 192. The river area has a green corridor which is 8 km long and 730 meters wide, with a 400 hectare garden, waterfalls, bridges, and running tracks.
The Remaining Pillars on The Other Side of Cheonggyecheon Stream
From Nothing to Extraordinary Cheonggyecheon Stream
Finally, a Beautiful Cheonggyecheon Stream :)