Sejong City, Jochiwon East-West Connecting Road Scheduled to Open by the End of Next Year

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City announced on the 21st that it has additionally reflected 11.7 billion KRW in the next year's budget for the construction of the 'Jochiwon-eup East-West Connecting Road' and is promoting the construction with the goal of completion in the second half of next year.

The construction of the Jochiwon-eup East-West Connecting Road is being promoted to open a 270m four-lane overpass crossing the railway in order to resolve the side effect of the Gyeongbu Line railway passing through the center of Jochiwon-eup, causing an east-west disconnection.

To promote this project, the city has signed an agreement with the Korea Rail Network Authority and started construction in December 2017, showing a progress rate of 68% as of this month.

The project cost is approximately 43.5 billion KRW, and the budget invested until this year is 31.8 billion KRW, which was used for compensation and construction progress expenses.

With the remaining construction cost of 11.7 billion KRW fully reflected in next year's budget, the city expects to complete the construction in the second half of next year.

Woo Jeong-hoon, head of the city's Road Division, said, "Once the Jochiwon-eup East-West Connecting Road opens, it is expected to have a significant effect on dispersing traffic volume within the region," and added, "Since traffic congestion and noise are inevitable during construction, we ask for the citizens' understanding."

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