Phase 1 Expansion to Geumho Completed: New Entrance Opened at Singeumho Station

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (District Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced that one of the long-awaited projects by local residents, the first phase of the Geumho-ro expansion project, has been completed, and a new entrance to Singeumho Station subway will open on the 30th.

Geumho-ro is a major arterial road connecting Seongdong-gu and Jung-gu, mostly secured with four or more lanes, but only the area around Singeumho Station has two lanes, causing a bottleneck and significant inconvenience to residents.

Accordingly, the district has been promoting the Geumho-ro expansion project since 2009, but it was repeatedly canceled as it failed to pass Seoul City's investment review until it finally passed in 2017, confirming the project’s promotion.

The project aims to expand a 120m section around Geumho Station from two lanes to four lanes and to newly establish two subway exits at Singeumho Station, with approximately 16 billion KRW in city funds being supported for the project.

With the completion of the first phase of construction, one subway entrance will be opened first, resolving the inconvenience of Singeumho Station having only three entrances despite being a five-way intersection.

Also, the existing Entrance 1, which was relocated during this construction, and the newly established Entrance 2 have escalators installed, greatly improving mobility convenience for pedestrians with difficulty using stairs.

The second phase of the Geumho-ro expansion project currently underway is scheduled to be completed by December this year, with one additional entrance to be newly established.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “The area around Singeumho Station had insufficient and outdated subway entrances, causing inconvenience to citizens, and we expect subway use to become more convenient through this entrance opening.”

District officials stated that no separate opening ceremony will be held to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

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