Opening of Milyang-Ulsan Section on Hamyang-Ulsan Expressway ... 27-Minute Drive

Goal to Open All Sections in 2024, Securing a Total Budget of 392.7 Billion KRW for Next Year

On the morning of this day, a commemorative event is being held in the parking lot of Ulju Rest Area. (Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The Milyang-Ulsan section of the highway between Hamyang and Ulsan opened on the 11th.

On the morning of the same day, Gyeongnam Province held an opening ceremony at the Ulju Rest Area on the Hamyang-Ulsan highway, attended by Kim Kyung-soo, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, Song Cheol-ho, Mayor of Ulsan, Son Myung-soo, 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Jin-sook, President of Korea Expressway Corporation, and Jo Hae-jin, Member of the National Assembly.

The Milyang-Ulsan section, which opened seven years after construction began in 2014, connects Sanwoe-myeon, Milyang-si, Gyeongnam Province, and Cheongnyang-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan City by the shortest route.

Compared to National Route 24, which previously connected Milyang and Ulsan, the travel distance is reduced by 24.6 km (from 69.8 km to 45.2 km), and travel time is shortened by 22 minutes (from 49 minutes to 27 minutes).

It is expected that this will reduce logistics costs by 160.1 billion KRW annually.

Governor Kim Kyung-soo said, “We will develop the highway between Hamyang and Ulsan into a new path of hope and an opportunity for development by properly constructing connecting roads with each city and county.”

Meanwhile, construction is underway aiming to complete the remaining sections: Changnyeong-Milyang section (28.6 km) in 2023 and Hamyang-Changnyeong section (70.8 km) in 2024. To this end, the province secured 332.7 billion KRW in national funds in next year’s budget.

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