[Photo] Cha Hyeon-il, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, Attends Metropolitan Area Express Railway Line B Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment Resident Briefing Session

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the morning of the 23rd, Chaehyunil, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, attended the Metropolitan Area Express Railway Line B Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment Residents' Briefing held at the exhibition hall on the 2nd floor of Yeongdeungpo Art Hall and delivered a greeting.

The residents' briefing was conducted with strict adherence to quarantine rules such as limiting attendance to fewer than 100 residents to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and maintaining social distancing within seats.

The Metropolitan Area Express Railway Line B (GTX-B) is a railway construction project with a total length of 80.1 km connecting Incheon Songdo, Yeouido, Seoul Station, Cheongnyangni, and Namyangju City in Gyeonggi Province. Environmental impact assessment residents' briefings are being held while touring the local governments along the route.

Mayor Chae stated, "We will closely cooperate with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to actively reflect measures to minimize environmental impacts, including the project promotion directions proposed by the residents."

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