'Gyeonggi-type Clean Stream', First Evaluation Passed by 4 Cities and Counties... Project to Start Next Year

'Leisure & Sports' Pocheon & Gapyeong, 'Tourism & Balanced Development' Yangju & Yeoncheon, 'Urban & Culture' Re-announcement
2nd Evaluation in September, Final Project Sites Selected in November... Total Project Budget Within 120 Billion KRW

(Photo from left) Anyang Suamcheon (Urban Culture Type), Suwon Gwanggyo Lake Park (Leisure Sports Type), Gapyeong Jarasum (Tourism Balanced Development Type) [Provided by Gyeonggi Province]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Youngcheol] Gyeonggi Province selected the 'Leisure & Sports Type' and 'Tourism & Balanced Development Type' categories in the first evaluation of the 'Gyeonggi-style Clean River Contest Project' for the creative use of river spaces.

The province announced on the 3rd, "From May to July, we conducted a contest targeting cities and counties, and as a result, 14 rivers from 14 cities and counties expressed their intention to participate. After evaluating suitability and feasibility, we selected four cities and counties including Pocheon and Yangju in the first round."

For the 'Leisure & Sports Type,' which creates base parks where people can enjoy leisure or sports activities by utilizing rivers, Pocheon's Gomo Stream and Gapyeong's Hwaak Stream passed the first evaluation.

For the 'Tourism & Balanced Development Type,' which applies creative models reflecting regional characteristics to develop rivers as tourism resources, Yangju's Ipam Stream and Yeoncheon’s Ami Stream were selected respectively.

However, in the 'Urban & Cultural Type' category, which aims to create waterfront spaces by linking rivers with cities, culture, and history, none of the participating cities and counties passed the first evaluation threshold, so a re-contest (supplement) will be held.

The province plans to hold a second evaluation committee meeting in September for the two cities and counties in the 'Leisure & Sports Type' and the two in the 'Tourism & Balanced Development Type' that passed the first evaluation. Through individual presentation assessments, one city or county will be finally selected as the project site for each type.

For the 'Urban & Cultural Type,' which is undergoing a re-contest, the re-contest period will be open until October 29, and through the first and second evaluation committees, the final project site will be selected by November at the latest.

A total project budget of 120 billion KRW will be invested in the finally selected projects, with full-scale project implementation scheduled to begin in 2022.

Meanwhile, the 'Gyeonggi-style Clean River Project' was introduced for the first time this year by Gyeonggi Province to create three types of innovative spaces that creatively connect rivers with surrounding areas to make them representative landmarks of Korea.

Lee Seonghun, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Construction Bureau, said, "We will proceed with the follow-up procedures thoroughly and fairly so that this contest project becomes an opportunity to create new urban spaces that integrate rivers and local spaces and provide growth momentum for regional development."

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