Jeon Nam-do Councilor Shin Ui-jun Urges National Road Upgrade for Wando Gogeum~Goheung Geogeum Route

Completion of the Seonam Coastal Tourist Road to Contribute to Revitalizing the Regional Economy and Tourism

Shin Eui-jun, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Jeonnam Provincial Council has urged the upgrade of Local Road 830, the section from Wando Gogeum to Goheung Geogeum, to a national highway.

On the 12th, according to the Jeonnam Provincial Council, Assemblyman Shin Euijun, who proposed the motion, had the “Proposal to Urge the Upgrade of Local Road 830 to a National Highway for the Creation of the Southwest Coast Tourism and Leisure Belt” adopted.

The proposal calls for upgrading Local Road 830 from Wando Gogeum to Goheung Geogeum to National Route 27 in order to improve island accessibility, enhance residents’ quality of life, and promote balanced national development by expanding the national arterial road network to island areas.

The Southwest Coast Tourism Road is a national highway route extending from Paju, Gyeonggi Province to Busan. Some sections are made up of islands, and the construction of maritime bridges had been sluggish. However, in January last year, the sections from Amhae to Hwawon and Hwatae to Baekya were included in the government’s preliminary feasibility exemption project, giving momentum to fostering Jeonnam, Gyeongnam, and Busan as a single metropolitan tourism zone.

However, the land and sea bridge section between Wando and Goheung remains disconnected, preventing the full utilization of its value and posing an obstacle to creating a world-class Southwest Coast tourism and leisure belt through tourism resource development.

In particular, the southern coastal area including Wando boasts pristine ecological resources and natural environments, making it necessary to develop it into a world-class Southwest Coast tourism and leisure belt through tourism resource development. However, infrastructure such as roads requires significant financial resources, making it difficult to resolve independently.

The land and sea bridge projects connecting island areas via local roads face limitations in securing local government funding, causing project delays. To expedite project implementation, upgrading to a national highway is necessary to enable government-level budget support.

The Jeonnam Provincial Council believes that upgrading Local Road 830 from Wando Gogeum to Goheung Geogeum to a national highway will complete the Southwest Coast Tourism Road from Paju, Gyeonggi Province to Busan, contributing to regional economic and tourism revitalization.

Assemblyman Shin Euijun stated, “Improving island accessibility, a long-standing wish, will fulfill the basic transportation rights of local residents, reduce maritime logistics costs, and contribute to resolving economic and social disparities between regions as well as activating human and material exchanges.”

Meanwhile, the Jeonnam Provincial Council plans to send this proposal to the Blue House, the National Assembly, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.