Jinju City Advances as a Transportation Hub in Southern and Central Living Areas... Passenger Bus Terminal Development Project Progressing Smoothly

Administrative Procedures Target Completion This Year, Construction to Begin Next Year as Planned

Jinju Mayor Jo Gyu-il (Photo by Jinju)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Jinju City in Gyeongnam announced on the 31st that the Jinju Passenger Bus Terminal development project, which will serve as the foundation for becoming the central city of the southern 1 million population living area, is progressing as planned and will enter the main track starting next year.

The city is focusing on the Passenger Bus Terminal development project as one pillar to leap forward as the transportation hub of the southern and central regions of South Korea’s 1 million population living area, through early construction of the Western Gyeongnam KTX (Southern Inland High-Speed Railway), electrification of the Jinju-Gwangyang section of the Gyeongjeon Line, station area urban development projects, and establishment of a metropolitan transportation network.

This project went through the Gyeongnam Provincial Urban Planning Committee review, and after the designation of the urban development zone and establishment of the development plan were announced in December last year, administrative procedures such as compensation negotiations have been underway since April this year. The designation of the project implementer and approval of the implementation plan are being finalized, with construction planned to start next year.

Although it was decided as an urban planning facility in 2005, the project faced difficulties in securing funding and other challenges. In 2016, STS Development Co., Ltd. was selected as a private investor, and the project has been progressing since then.

A city official stated, “We are concentrating administrative efforts and doing our best to fulfill administrative procedures to minimize inconvenience for citizens as well as users from cities and counties in western Gyeongnam and to provide a pleasant environment.”

Meanwhile, the Jinju Passenger Bus Terminal development project involves constructing the terminal in Gaho-dong and relocating the Jangdae-dong intercity bus terminal and Chilam-dong express bus terminal.

The city is promoting a ‘Co-prosperity Development Service for Areas Surrounding the Bus Terminal’ to address issues arising in the original downtown area due to the relocation, the impact on local commercial districts, inconvenience to local residents, and urban hollowing.

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