National Route 7 'Yangsan-si Yongdang-dong ∼ Ulsan-si Ungchon-myeon' Section Opens on the 30th
[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 26th that it will open a 7.7 km section of National Road No. 7 ‘Ungsang-Mugeo’ construction project (13.3 km) between Yongdang-dong, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do and Ungchon-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan at 5 p.m. on the 30th.
The newly opened road is an exclusive automobile road (4 lanes newly constructed) that bypasses the existing national road, which frequently experiences congestion due to numerous signal intersections. Construction began in July 2012, and after about 8 years, a total of 223.2 billion KRW was invested to complete the project.
Connected with the exclusive automobile road (14.7 km) currently in operation since April 2019 from Dong-myeon to Yongdang-dong in Yangsan-si, the travel time from Dong-myeon, Yangsan-si to Ungchon-myeon, Ulju-gun is expected to be reduced by 20 minutes (from 40 minutes to 20 minutes), and the travel distance shortened by 0.8 km (from 23.9 km to 23.1 km), greatly improving convenience and safety for road users.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is also proceeding with construction as planned on the remaining section of the ‘Ungsang-Mugeo National Road Construction Project,’ a 4.9 km section from Ungchon-myeon, Ulju-gun to Cheongnyang-eup (Daebok IC to Munjuk IC), aiming for opening by the end of December.
Once construction on the remaining section is completed, the travel distance from Dong-myeon, Yangsan-si to Cheongnyang-eup, Ulju-gun will be reduced by 3.4 km (from 31.4 km to 28.0 km), and travel time will be shortened by 30 minutes (from 55 minutes to 25 minutes), significantly reducing travel time.
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Joo Hyun-jong, Director of the Road Bureau, said, “The newly constructed exclusive automobile road bypassing the habitual congestion area is expected to greatly help improve the living conditions of local residents and revitalize the regional economy by reducing logistics costs.” He added, “We plan to support balanced national development by expanding the regional arterial road network to create a safe and convenient road environment.”
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