Gangdong-gu Delivers 100,000 Signatures to Ministry of Land for GTX-D Attraction

On the 23rd, Meeting with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee Chairman's Office, Proposal for GTX-D Route Passing through Gangdong-gu, Conveying the Wishes of 100,000 Residents

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) announced that on the afternoon of the 23rd, during a meeting with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held at the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee Chairman's office, it delivered a petition signed by 100,000 residents hoping for the introduction of the fourth line of the Metropolitan Express Railway, GTX-D, and strongly requested the establishment of GTX-D connecting the western metropolitan area to Gangdong-gu.

The meeting was attended by Jin Sun-mi, Chairperson of the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, Representative Lee Hae-sik, and two resident representatives from Gangdong-gu among the joint GTX-D line promotion committee members of Gangdong-gu and Hanam-si, which was launched last August.

At the meeting, Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, stated, “Transportation is the best welfare for residents who spend long hours on the road commuting. Gangdong-gu is expected to grow into a city of 550,000 people within the next three years due to large-scale reconstruction and development projects, increasing the population by 100,000. Therefore, it is necessary to expand groundbreaking transportation infrastructure to resolve the rapidly increasing metropolitan traffic congestion.”

He added, “The fact that 108,508 residents, nearly 25% of the total population of Gangdong-gu, participated in the online and offline signature campaign for GTX-D within five months of its launch shows the high desire and consensus among residents for the introduction of GTX-D.” He urged the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to actively ensure that the GTX-D route passing through Gangdong-gu is reflected in the ‘2nd Metropolitan Transportation Basic Plan’ and the ‘4th National Railroad Network Construction Plan.’

Furthermore, he stated, “We will do our best to provide happy transportation infrastructure to residents by successfully attracting GTX-D through close cooperation with Hanam-si, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Seoul City, and Gyeonggi Province, which share the same living area.”

GTX is a project that connects the outer metropolitan area to major points in downtown Seoul within 30 minutes, alleviating severe traffic congestion in the metropolitan area. If GTX-D passes through Gangdong-gu, travel to the Gangnam area will take about 10 minutes, and major metropolitan points will be accessible within 30 minutes. Along with the extension projects of subway lines 5, 8, and 9 and the opening of the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway, Gangdong-gu will emerge as a transportation hub in the eastern metropolitan area.

Since the Metropolitan Transportation Committee of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the ‘Review of New Western Lines’ in the ‘Metropolitan Transportation Vision 2030’ in October 2019, Gangdong-gu has actively pursued the introduction of GTX-D by promoting a resident signature campaign in March this year, starting a research project in June, holding a resident briefing session on August 5, and hosting a GTX-D establishment discussion and inauguration ceremony of the promotion committee with Hanam-si on August 24.

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