Joint Press Conference Requesting Early Commencement of Hapcheon-gun Southern Inland Railroad Construction Project

Hapcheon-gun, Jinju-si, Tongyeong-si, Geoje-si, and Goseong-gun Urge Early Construction of Southern Inland Railroad at the Provincial Press Center

Joint Press Conference for Early Construction of the Southern Inland Railroad
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 2nd, it was announced that Hapcheon County, Jinju City, Tongyeong City, Geoje City, and Goseong County held a joint press conference at the Gyeongnam Provincial Government Press Center urging the early commencement of the Southern Inland Railway construction project.

At the joint press conference, Choi Yong-nam, Deputy Governor of Hapcheon, Jeong Jun-seok, Deputy Mayor of Jinju, Kang Seok-ju, Mayor of Tongyeong, Byeon Gwang-yong, Mayor of Geoje, and Baek Doo-hyun, County Governor of Goseong, attended.

They prayed that the Southern Inland Railway construction project, which is the wish of 3.4 million Gyeongnam residents, would proceed normally and contribute to national balanced development and the Gyeongnam regional economy.

They requested the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to review the opinions submitted by local residents, such as route changes, as the optimal plan and finalize the basic plan, and asked related ministries for active cooperation and support in administrative procedures to ensure the early commencement of the project.

They also asked local residents to stop conflicts between regions and residents and to cooperate so that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's basic plan can be completed early.

The five cities and counties attending the joint press conference stated that they would do their best to serve as a bridge between the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Gyeongsangnam-do to resolve complaints arising regarding the determination of stations and routes.

Meanwhile, the basic plan for the Southern Inland Railway being implemented by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was originally scheduled to be completed in November 2020, but was extended once to May 2021 due to administrative procedure compliance and other reasons, and was extended again to finalize the basic plan and decide the route and station locations by October 29, 2021.

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