Gyeongbuk Province Announces Bidding for Integrated New Airport Research Project... Airport New Town in Gunwi and Uiseong Counties

Establishment of Metropolitan Transportation Network Plan by August Next Year

Perspective view of Daegu·Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced a bid on the 12th for a research project to establish an integrated new airport urban concept and a metropolitan transportation network plan.

With a budget of 500 million KRW, Gyeongbuk Province's roadmap is to establish a metropolitan transportation network plan to improve accessibility and construct an airport new town by August next year.

The research project tasks include ▲establishing sector-specific promotion plans for the integrated new airport ▲setting plans for the airport new town, aviation cluster, and logistics complex ▲developing measures to improve accessibility between the integrated new airport and surrounding cities ▲determining the appropriate scale and efficient project promotion plans for the airport new town ▲formulating aviation industry attraction plans and regional industry linkage development plans.

In Gunwi and Uiseong counties, where the integrated new airport relocation site is located, an airport new town and aviation cluster covering 2 million pyeong will be created. The airport new town will include residential, educational, commercial, and cultural facilities, while the aviation cluster will have an industrial complex for aviation research institutions and logistics-related companies.

Additionally, with an investment of 12 trillion KRW, a metropolitan transportation network linked to the airport will be established, including the construction and expansion of three railway lines and three highway routes centered on the integrated new airport.

Based on the results of this research project, Gyeongbuk Province plans to develop the airport new town and metropolitan transportation network in line with the opening of the integrated new airport. In this regard, Daegu City announced a bid on September 4 for the 'Integrated New Airport Basic Plan Establishment Research Project,' which will serve as the blueprint for the integrated new airport construction.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport also announced a bid on the 21st of last month for the 'Daegu Airport Private Airport Relocation Preliminary Feasibility Study Research Project' to construct a private airport in accordance with the military airport relocation procedures.

Ha Dae-seong, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongbuk Province, stated, "Through this research project, we will prepare concrete measures to maximize the effects of the airport relocation and, together with Daegu City and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, create an opportunity for the 5.1 million residents of Daegu and Gyeongbuk to take a leap forward."

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