‘Gwangju Hanam~Jangseong Samgye’ Metropolitan Road Expansion Project, Final Approval Passed in Preliminary Feasibility Study

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Hanam~Jangseong Samgye metropolitan road will be expanded.

Jeonnam Province announced on the 30th that the expansion of the metropolitan road connecting Hanam in Gwangju Metropolitan City and Samgye in Jangseong County, Jeonnam, has finally passed the preliminary feasibility study by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The Gwangju Hanam~Jangseong Samgye metropolitan road project has a total budget of 116.2 billion KRW (50% national funds, 50% local funds), and involves expanding the entire 15.4 km section (Jeonnam 7.4 km, Gwangju 8.0 km) from Jangsu Intersection in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju to Sangmu Peace Park in Samgye-myeon, Jangseong, into a 4-lane road.

After this project was reflected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s mid- to long-term national plan, the ‘Metropolitan Area Wide Transportation Implementation Plan,’ the province continuously consulted with the central government for project implementation. However, the project was delayed due to the lack of economic feasibility, causing ongoing issues such as traffic accidents and inconvenience to residents.

To resolve this, the province significantly improved the economic feasibility through a thorough review of the project, and carefully prepared policy effects and regional economic ripple effects according to the revised preliminary feasibility study guidelines from May last year, enabling the project to pass the comprehensive evaluation of the preliminary feasibility study.

The project will be implemented separately by Gwangju and Jeonnam according to their respective administrative districts. Once the road opens, traffic volume concentrated on National Route 22 in the northwestern region of Jeonnam will be dispersed, alleviating traffic congestion. This is expected to improve transportation accessibility between Gwangju and Jeonnam and contribute to revitalizing the regional economy.

Park Cheolwon, Director of the Road Traffic Division of Jeonnam Province, said, “The expansion of the ultra-wide transportation network connecting Jeonnam Province and Gwangju City is expected to promote balanced regional development,” and added, “We will do our best to promote the project so that it can serve as a foundation for realizing win-win cooperation between the city and province.”

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