Kim Byung-won Preliminary Candidate "Promoting 광주-Hwasun Urban Railway Linked Metropolitan Transportation Network"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Kim Byung-won, a preliminary candidate for the Democratic Party of Korea in Naju·Hwasun, Jeonnam, stated that the Gwangju-Hwasun metropolitan transportation network construction project is an urgent task that cannot be delayed, as it will act as a driving force to accelerate regional economic development by triggering active human and material exchanges between the two areas.

On the 13th, Candidate Kim said in a press release, “The metropolitan transportation network is a stepping stone that greatly expands the single living and cultural area between the two regions,” adding, “In particular, it will prevent the outflow of the Hwasun population while inducing the influx of outsiders, improving the quality of life within the region, and serving as an important opportunity to seek regional development through economic revitalization.”

The Gwangju-Hwasun metropolitan transportation network construction project is being promoted with the goal of completion in 2025, linked with Gwangju Urban Railway Line 2, extending to a 12.4 km section including Gwangju Sotae Station - Neoritjae Tunnel - Hwasun-eup - Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital.

The establishment of the Gwangju-Hwasun metropolitan transportation network is being proposed as a practical alternative to strengthen the medical industry ecosystem of Hwasun County, which is the only county-level area with a medical school and the nation's 5th-ranked cancer-specialized university hospital.

Additionally, this project is evaluated as a policy that must be pursued because it is a core transportation network that can help Hwasun County leap forward as a global healthcare happiness city, in conjunction with the vaccine special zone including Green Cross, the only producer of flu vaccines nationwide, the Microbial Demonstration Center scheduled for completion in April with an investment of 83 billion KRW, and the creation of the 2nd Bio-Industry Complex.

Regarding the government’s 4th Metropolitan Area Wide-Area Transportation Implementation Plan for five years (2021?2025), he said, “We plan to discuss with the relevant local governments and seek cooperation plans with the Metropolitan Area Wide-Area Committee, which is scheduled to be finalized in December.”

He continued, “If the metropolitan urban railway transportation network is established as planned, co-growth in various fields such as vaccine biopharmaceutical industry, healthcare, and historical cultural tourism is expected,” emphasizing, “Now, Hwasun will no longer be Gwangju’s ‘bed town’ but will be reborn as a ‘global healthcare happiness city.’”

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