Dobong Driver's License Test Center Moves to Uijeongbu... Spotlight on Regional 'Win-Win' Model

Uijeongbu City Anticipates Development Effects in Geumo-dong and Jangam-dong Areas
Seoul City and Nowon-gu to Develop Changdong Vehicle Base and Dobong Driver's License Test Site Areas

Development Plan Near Jangam Station [Provided by Uijeongbu City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] The relocation project of the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center in Seoul to Jangam-dong, Uijeongbu City is expected to gain attention as a model for mutual development among local governments.

According to Uijeongbu City on the 29th, the background of the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center relocation project is deeply rooted in the mutual interests of three local governments (Uijeongbu City, Seoul City, and Nowon District).

In 1987, Uijeongbu City considered relocating the old and deteriorated Uijeongbu Driver’s License Examination Center. This was because relocating the center would create opportunities to develop both the original and the new locations.

At that time, Seoul City and Nowon District also envisioned regional development similar to Uijeongbu City’s concept. Relocating the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center was inevitable to develop the Changdong Vehicle Base and the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center area.

Uijeongbu City could develop the Geumo-dong and Jangam Station areas, while Seoul City and Nowon District could develop the Changdong Vehicle Base and Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center area. As a result, by improving the environment and facilities, they could gain profits from the increased regional value, achieving a true "kkoong meokgo al meokneun" (killing two birds with one stone) effect.

In particular, the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center is a metropolitan national infrastructure facility used by residents of northeastern Seoul and northern Gyeonggi Province.

The three local governments expect that relocating the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center near Jangam Station in Uijeongbu City will increase facility usage and visitors (approximately 430,000 annually), thereby helping to revitalize the local economy.

Accordingly, Seoul City and Nowon District plan to provide Uijeongbu City with 50 billion KRW as a mutual development support fund on the condition that the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center is relocated to Uijeongbu. This amount is more than three times the support fund previously provided for the Dobong Vehicle Base development.

The mutual development support fund will be secured through guarantee insurance certificates, and the timing and procedures for support will be decided through practical consultations among the three local governments by March 15 of next year.

Uijeongbu City plans to use the mutual development support fund to create resident convenience facilities in the Jangam-dong area where the Dobong Driver’s License Examination Center will be relocated, including a transfer parking complex, roads and parks in Sang and Hachon villages, and the construction of senior centers.

Additionally, the existing Uijeongbu Driver’s License Examination Center site will be utilized as a key space linked to surrounding regional development to maximize development profits.

Meanwhile, on the 3rd of this month, the three local governments?Uijeongbu City, Seoul City, and Nowon District?signed a basic agreement for "co-growth and mutual development."

Uijeongbu City plans to complete the public notice procedure for lifting the development restriction on the project site (around 50,000㎡ at 254-4 Jangam-dong, Uijeongbu City), which is currently designated as a development-restricted area, by the end of this month.

After the public notice procedure is completed, the city will hold resident briefings and collect opinions from the city council in the first half of next year according to the urban management plan amendment process, and then submit the proposal to Gyeonggi Province.

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