'Bongdam~Songsan' Expressway Opens on 28th...Improving Traffic in Southwestern Gyeonggi Region

Connecting Ssangsong-ri, Mado-myeon, Hwaseong to Buncheon-ri, Bongdam-eup
Accelerating the Construction of the Metropolitan Area 2nd Ring Expressway Network

Paltan Junction (Photo by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Muje-won] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 27th that the Bongdam~Songsan section of the Second Capital Region Circular Expressway (263 km) will open from midnight on the 28th.

The Bongdam~Songsan Expressway is a four-lane road connecting Ssangsong-ri, Mado-myeon, Hwaseong-si to Buncheon-ri, Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong-si, with a total length of 18.3 km. Since construction began in April 2017, a total investment of approximately 1.3253 trillion KRW was made, and it will open after four years.

This route connects the disconnected section in the southwestern Gyeonggi region of the Second Capital Region Circular Line and links the Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway (Mado JCT), Seohaean Expressway (Paltan JCT), and Dongtan-Bongdam Expressway (Hwaseong JCT).

It is the shortest construction period among private expressway projects, which usually take about five years, and through this, a step closer to establishing the Second Capital Region Circular Expressway network has been achieved.

In particular, this route connects the north-south axis Pyeongtaek-Siheung line and the Seohaean line east-west, extending to the Dongtan-Bongdam line, thereby complementing the north-south oriented expressway backbone network and greatly improving accessibility to the capital region. The convenience of east-west movement in the southwestern Gyeonggi region is also expected to improve.

It will not only resolve the habitual congestion during commuting on east-west connecting roads (national and local roads) in Hwaseong but also ease traffic flow by reducing large logistics vehicles that used local roads to access the expressway.

It is expected to efficiently handle additional traffic demand generated from large-scale residential and industrial complexes around Hwaseong, such as Dongtan New Town, Songsan Green City, Namyang New Town, and Hwaseong Mado Industrial Complex.

The toll fee is 2,300 KRW for small vehicles traveling the entire section.

Juhyun Jong, Director of the Road Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "This opening will greatly contribute to regional economic development by improving east-west accessibility in the southwestern Gyeonggi region," and "we will do our best to sequentially open the remaining sections, Icheon~Osan~Yangpyeong, without delay starting from 2022."

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