Complete Opening of National Road No. 37 'Goesan~Eumseong'...Significant Reduction in Travel Time

Scenery around Aseong Intersection of the Goesan-Eumseong National Road Construction Project (Photo by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

The National Road No. 37, connecting Sosu-myeon in Goesan-gun, Chungbuk to Wonnam-myeon in Eumseong-gun with a total length of 9.7 km, will be fully opened on the 31st.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 29th that the construction of the Goesan?Eumseong national road, which has been underway for 7 years and 6 months since February 2014, has been completed. This project involved expanding the existing two lanes to four lanes and improving the alignment, with a total project cost of 111.6 billion KRW.

This section had severe traffic congestion due to its narrow width, but through this construction, travel time is expected to be reduced from 40 minutes to 25 minutes, improving travel convenience.

As accessibility to tourist attractions such as Hwayang Gugok and Ssanggok Valley, famous spots in Goesan, has improved, it is also expected to help revitalize the local economy.

Lee Yoon-sang, Director of the Road Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "We thank the local residents and road users who endured inconveniences caused by the road construction," and added, "We hope this opening will help revitalize the local economy amid the COVID-19 economic crisis."

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