Namwon-si, Dongbu Inland Region Road Project Confirmed for National Highway Upgrade

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Namwon City, Jeonbuk announced on the 14th that the section of the 'Eastern Inland Area (Jeongeup~Namwon) Road Project' route, which was not designated as a national road, has been confirmed for upgrade (designation) to a national road through the review of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Road Policy Deliberation Committee.

According to the city, the road between the Eastern Inland Area (Jeongeup~Namwon) is a route connecting Chilbo-myeon, Jeongeup City to Jucheon-myeon, Namwon City. The section requested by Namwon City for designation is a 30.9 km section from Imsil Deokchi to Sunchang Donggye to Namwon Jucheon, which is not currently a national road section within the Eastern Inland Area (Jeongeup~Namwon) road route.

The 'Eastern Inland Area (Jeongeup~Namwon) Road Project' is a total of 54.2 km connecting Saemangeum~Byeonsan (Buan)~Naejangsan (Jeongeup)~Gangcheonsan (Sunchang)~Jirisan (Namwon), expected to improve accessibility between the eastern mountainous region and the Saemangeum area.

Prior to this, Namwon City recognized that the upgrade (designation) of the national road route must precede to be reflected in the '5-Year Plan for National and Local Road Construction' and has made various efforts for route upgrade (designation), including multiple visits and proposals to central government ministries through multifaceted cooperation with Jeonbuk Province.

With the confirmation of this national road route upgrade (designation), the basis for promoting the national road construction project has been established, marking the first step toward project implementation,

and since the project must be included in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '5-Year Plan for National and Local Road Construction' to secure national funding and proceed, Namwon City plans to strengthen the project rationale and prepare measures to ensure early commencement of the project.

A city official stated, "With this national road route upgrade, national-level management will proceed, providing transportation convenience and strengthening road construction and maintenance," adding, "We will closely cooperate with Jeonbuk Province and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to reflect this in the 5-Year Plan for National and Local Road Construction."

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