Jindo-gun Accelerates Major Development Projects Related to SOC

Six Projects Including Coastal Loop Road and Local Stream Maintenance to Receive 180 Billion Won Investment by 2024

National Road No. 18 Construction Site (Photo by Jindo-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 11th that it is rapidly promoting sector-specific SOC expansion projects to attract tourists and achieve balanced urban development.

The county is investing 180 billion KRW in six projects including ▲National Road No. 18 (Posan?Seomang) road expansion ▲National Road No. 18 hazardous road improvement projects (9 cases) ▲Coastal loop road construction projects (2 cases) ▲Local road maintenance (3 cases) ▲Local stream maintenance (4 cases) ▲County and rural road maintenance projects (18 cases) to build infrastructure for a new leap forward.

In particular, the county is focusing on the construction of the coastal loop road, which will be a major growth engine for Jindo, including the influx of tourists linked to the opening of Soll Beach Jindo. Currently, 9 km of the total 14.4 km coastal loop road has been opened, and the remaining 5.4 km is scheduled to be completed by 2022.

Additionally, negotiations are underway with Jeollanam-do for the opening of 2.0 km of Local Road No. 803 from Gachi to Wau, 8.5 km from Masa to Gahak, and 0.5 km of Local Road No. 801 from Naedong to Masa.

Once the coastal loop road construction project is completed, it is expected to become a beautiful tourist course that rivals famous foreign tourist destinations, boasting ria coastlines and many islands with outstanding scenery.

Along with this, the construction of 25 urban planning roads, promoted as a road network expansion project since 2008, is progressing smoothly in 18 locations as of June, with plans to complete the projects in the first half of 2022.

So far, sections such as Jogeumsamgeori to Orijeong Samgeori (1.54 km), Cheolma Square to Arirang Intersection (850 m), and Ssangjeong to Namdong (847 m) have been opened, and about 2 km across five sections including Sajung-ri urban planning road are scheduled to open by next year.

The opening of urban planning roads is expected to greatly contribute not only to alleviating traffic inconvenience but also to revitalizing the local economy by expanding social infrastructure in Jindo-eup.

Furthermore, local stream maintenance projects are steadily underway to minimize damage to residents from wind and flood disasters caused by summer monsoons.

The Uisincheon local stream maintenance project, with a total length of 3.8 km and a budget of 24.4 billion KRW, started in 2017 and is nearing completion by the end of this year, having finished drainage structures (37 units) and bridge foundation work.

Cheongryongcheon, Yongjangcheon, and Jindocheon have completed detailed designs, and administrative procedures are underway aiming for construction to start next year.

A Jindo-gun Construction and Transportation Department official said, “We will complete various SOC projects without delay to establish solid infrastructure that can propel us as the representative city of the southwestern sea region in the post-COVID-19 era.”

Meanwhile, to revitalize the local economy, Jindo-gun plans to actively utilize local companies during construction and focus on spending labor costs, material costs, and rental fees in the first half of the year to generate economic ripple effects in a short period.

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