The Seosomun Overpass, built in 1966 in Jung District, central Seoul, will be demolished starting Aug. 17 with a new overpass to be constructed by February 2028.
The overpass retaining wall of the Gajang Interchange in Osan, Gyeonggi, collapsed around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, crushing a vehicle beneath the rubble.
Cars on Tuesday use a ramp connecting Olympic Bridge with Olympic Highway in southern Seoul. Seoul's city government opened the new overpass on Monday.
Baek Hae-young remembers the sea of angry placards like it was yesterday. The area surrounding Seoul Station was plastered with signs protesting the city's plans to convert a dilapidated vehicular overpass into a pedestrian walkway.
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