This started life as a traffic overpass built in 1970 above the Seoul Station area. Decades later it was flagged as structurally unsafe, so the city faced the usual choice: demolish it, or do something smarter with the footprint. They chose reuse. On 20 May 2017 it reopened as Seoullo 7017, an elevated pedestrian route. The name points to 1970 to 2017. When you are actually there, it feels like stepping out of the mess. You climb up from traffic, buses, station crowds, and suddenly you have a calm, continuous line to walk across a place that is normally all barriers and awkward crossings. The…
