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Jeju to Expand Installation of Street Lamps to Make the Night Brighter

JEJU, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju Island said Monday it will install a total of 16,431 street lamps and security lights along major roadsides by 2025 at a cost of 66.9 billion won (US$54 million). The province will also earmark 31.1 billion won to upgrade 4,166 street lamps and security [...]

Seoul’s Darker Areas to Light Up First

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Since 1981, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has decreed that the 270,000 street lamps within its boundaries be lit from 15 minutes after sunset until 15 minutes before sunrise. But after complaints that the policy is no longer appropriate for a much larger, more heavily populated Seoul with extensive infrastructure, [...]