Jinju City Breaks Ground on Former Jinju Station Intersection Plaza Project After 52 Years

Transportation Facilities Targeted for Completion in the First Half of Next Year, Expected to Alleviate Traffic Congestion and Citizen Inconvenience
Signal Fire for the Redevelopment Project of the Former Jinju Station Railway Site

Joo Kyu-il, Mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam (right), is giving construction instructions at the site of the old Jinju Station intersection plaza. (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Jinju City in Gyeongnam announced on the 22nd that it has officially launched the construction project for the old Jinju Station intersection plaza after 52 years.

The intersection plaza construction project had faced difficulties such as securing a budget since its designation as an urban planning facility for a traffic plaza in 1968, but the groundbreaking has finally begun after 52 years.

This project will invest a total of 31.4 billion KRW in a 11,502㎡ site in the Cheonjeon-dong area. The city plans to focus on completing the project by next year. However, to quickly resolve traffic congestion and inconvenience for citizens at the intersection, the transportation facilities will be completed in the first half of next year.

The project includes improvements to the current irregular intersection layout, installation of a roundabout, parking lots, expansion of pedestrian spaces for convenience, and the creation of a traffic plaza that includes a rest area for citizens to alleviate traffic and parking difficulties in the downtown area.

Additionally, the old Jinju Station complex cultural park, to be built on the abandoned railway site, will serve as a gateway to the National Jinju Museum.

Mayor Cho Gyu-il said, “The old Jinju Station is a place that holds the nostalgia, memories, and stories of the people of western Gyeongnam. Once the project is completed, the abandoned station will be reborn as a space where history and culture come alive.” He added, “It will become another landmark representing Jinju, signaling the beginning of the revival of Jinju’s culture and arts.”

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