Pohang City to Soon Begin Construction of Connecting Road from Hanggu-dong to Songdo-dong... 'Dongbin Bridge' with Observatory to be Built

Mayor Lee Kang-deok: "It Will Become a Landmark of Pohang, the Marine Tourism City"

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang inspecting the planned construction site of Local Road No. 20 (Hyoja~Sangwon) on the 27th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The construction of a 1.36 km long road connecting Hanggu-dong in Buk-gu, Pohang and Songdo-dong in Nam-gu on Nationally Supported Local Road No. 20 (Gukjido 20) will officially begin with a groundbreaking ceremony this September, and full-scale construction will start by the end of this year.

According to Pohang City on the 27th, the construction project of Gukjido 20 (Hyoja~Sangwon), promoted by Gyeongbuk Province and Pohang City, will be carried out with a total budget of 66.2 billion KRW.

Dongbin Bridge (tentative name) is a section included in Gukjido 20 and will be constructed as a 395-meter-long cable-stayed bridge, similar in style to Seohae Bridge and Incheon Bridge. This bridge will include an observatory and is expected to become a new landmark of the region along with the Pohang Canal.

During the project, there were difficulties due to opposition from nearby residents concerned about obstruction of views, noise, and vibrations, but Pohang City resolved these complaints by modifying the design, including the intersection structure and longitudinal gradient.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok, who inspected the site on the 27th, stated, "Once this project is completed, residents in densely populated residential areas such as Yangdeok-dong in Buk-gu will find commuting to the steel industrial complex in Nam-gu much more convenient." He added, "It is expected to greatly contribute to alleviating chronic traffic congestion in the city center and to revitalizing the local economy as a landmark of Pohang, a marine tourism city."

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