Opening of 'Imja Bridge' Connecting the 12th Sea Road in Sinan

Opening on the 19th, Boosting Island and Marine Tourism Industry... Positive Signal for Local Economy

Imja Bridge in Sinan (Photo by Sinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jeonnam Sinan-gun (Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 18th that the Imja Bridge, connecting Jido-eup and Imjado, will open to vehicle traffic from 4 p.m. on the 19th.

National Route 24 Imja Bridge is a 4.99 km long marine bridge project, with a total project cost of 176.6 billion KRW invested over 7 years and 6 months (90 months) from October 2013 to March 2021.

Imja Bridge is the 12th bridge in Sinan and boasts a large scale following the Cheonsa Bridge.

Imja Bridge is expected to play a pivotal role not only in improving the quality of life for island residents but also in leading the development of Sinan's northern region and the world's largest Sinan offshore wind power complex.

While it currently takes more than 30 minutes by ferry between Jido and Imja, the opening of Imja Bridge will reduce travel time to 3 minutes by vehicle, significantly contributing to the reduction of distribution costs for agricultural and marine products.

More than 100,000 people visit Imja-myeon annually for the April Tulip Festival and Daegwang Beach, the largest white sand beach in Korea (12 km), and it is expected that over 300,000 visitors will come once Imja Bridge opens.

Additionally, the representative specialty of Sinan-gun, green onions, are cultivated over a total area of 1,422 hectares in Sinan-gun (Imja-myeon 805 ha, Jaeun-myeon 409 ha, others 159 ha), making it a large-scale production area. The opening of Imja Bridge is expected to greatly contribute to the distribution channels of agricultural and marine products.

Before the opening, Sinan-gun plans to hold a meaningful opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 19th to celebrate with Imja residents and express gratitude to those who worked hard for the construction of Imja Bridge.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “Imja Bridge will open the way for Korea to leap forward as one of the world's top five offshore wind power countries,” and added, “Following Cheonsa Bridge, Imja Bridge will once again bring a great wave of change to Sinan.”

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