Happiness Agency to Open Sejong-Cheongju Gateway 'Jocheon Bridge' This Month

Osong~Jochiwon Improvement Project Route Map. Provided by the Administrative City Construction Agency

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Jocheon Bridge, the first gateway of the connecting road linking Sejong and Cheongju, will open at the end of this month.

The Administrative City Construction Agency announced on the 7th that Jocheon Bridge, a section of the Osong~Jochiwon connecting road improvement project, will be fully opened by the end of this month.

Jocheon Bridge serves as a gateway on National Road No. 36, connecting Jochiwon and Osong. Accordingly, the agency collected opinions from a consultative body involving local residents and carried out construction considering safety, functionality, and landscape.

First, the width of Jocheon Bridge was expanded from the existing 4 lanes to 7 lanes, traffic islands were installed at intersections where traffic accident risks were high, and bicycle lanes were additionally secured to ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.

In addition, LED (Light Emitting Diode) landscape lighting was installed on the bridge sidewalks and sides to enhance the nighttime scenery as a gateway bridge.

The agency plans to fully open Jocheon Bridge, including sidewalks, by the end of this month when the landscape lighting, bridge auxiliary facilities, and bridge connection area finishing work are completed, and to complete the entire Osong~Jochiwon connecting road project (2.86 km) by the end of this year.

The Osong~Jochiwon connecting road improvement project is being implemented with a total budget of 52.9 billion KRW according to the Sejong New City metropolitan traffic improvement plan. As of the end of last year, the construction progress rate was 68%.

Hong Soon-min, Director of the Metropolitan Road Division at the Administrative City Construction Agency, said, “The significance lies in improving the safety, functionality, and landscape of Jocheon Bridge together with the residents,” and added, “The agency will strive to complete the Osong~Jochiwon connecting road improvement project on schedule by the end of this year.”

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