Momentum Builds for 'Dongtan Urban Railway' Project... Gyeonggi-do, Osan, and Hwaseong Join Forces

[Asia Economy (Hwaseong) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province, Hwaseong City, and Osan City have joined hands to successfully promote the eco-friendly tram project 'Dongtan Urban Railway,' which will connect Dongtan in Hwaseong and Osan.

On the 7th, Gyeonggi Province, Hwaseong City, and Osan City signed a memorandum of understanding at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office and agreed to jointly work to ensure the successful establishment of the basic plan for the Dongtan Urban Railway project, the first of its kind in the province.

The Dongtan Urban Railway is a new transportation project promoted as part of the metropolitan traffic improvement measures for the Hwaseong Dongtan 2 housing development project established in September 2009. The Dongtan Urban Railway has a total length of 32.35 km, consisting of the Banwol?Osan line (14.82 km) and the Byeongjeom?Dongtan 2 New Town line (17.53 km), connected around Dongtan Station (SRT, GTX hub station) to form an urban railway network. Of the total project cost of 996.7 billion KRW, 920 billion KRW will be borne by LH, the implementer of the Hwaseong Dongtan (2) housing development project.

According to the agreement, the parties will ▲ mutually cooperate and support the fulfillment of related procedures for establishing the basic plan ▲ actively cooperate on administrative support and other related matters ▲ form a working-level council to implement the agreement.

Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Due to delays in securing infrastructure, residents of Dongtan 1 and 2 New Towns have likely felt a considerable sense of alienation, deprivation, and loss for quite some time. We will actively assist to ensure that this project proceeds swiftly and without setbacks at the provincial level."

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