Korea Rail Network Authority Simultaneously Orders Design for 18 Sections Including Chuncheon~Sokcho... Driving Regional Economic Revitalization

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Rail Network Authority announced on the 19th that it will simultaneously order design services for 18 sections of the Chuncheon~Sokcho and Indeokwon~Dongtan railway construction projects.

The simultaneous ordering of design services is being promoted with the aim of revitalizing the stagnant domestic construction economy and increasing jobs.

First, the Chuncheon~Sokcho railway construction project will be divided and ordered into a total of 8 sections. Among them, 2 sections passing through Uiamho Lake in Chuncheon and Seoraksan National Park will be promoted using a turnkey method that implements design and construction simultaneously, considering the construction period and difficulty, to start construction early, while the other 6 sections will be carried out as general construction.

The total budget for this project is 2.284 trillion KRW, and the basic design cost is 27.3 billion KRW.

The Rail Network Authority plans to improve railway accessibility so that residents in the northern Gangwon areas such as Sokcho, Inje, Yangyang, and Hwacheon can travel to the metropolitan area within 1 hour and 40 minutes through the Chuncheon~Sokcho railway construction project. It also plans to maximize the efficiency of the railway network through regional balanced development and connections with the inter-Korean and transcontinental railways.

The 10 sections of the double-track railway from Dongtan to Indeokwon will also have detailed design services ordered simultaneously. This measure is intended to provide more companies with opportunities to participate in bidding. The Dongtan~Indeokwon double-track railway project will connect with Gwacheon Line, Wolgot~Pangyo Line, Shinbundang Line, and SRT Dongtan Station, and is expected to help improve public transportation in the southwestern metropolitan area.

The total project cost is 2.283 trillion KRW, and the detailed design cost is 22.7 billion KRW.

Kim Sang-gyun, Director of the Rail Network Authority, said, “By simultaneously ordering the designs for the Chuncheon~Sokcho and Dongtan~Indeokwon railway construction projects, the budget will be executed promptly, which will help create jobs and revitalize the local economy.”

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