Reorganization of Daejeon Central Transportation Network... Establishing a '1-Hour Living Zone' in Chungcheong

Daejeon Mayor Heo Tae-jeong is briefing the promotion strategy for the Chungcheong Region Megacity Metropolitan Transportation Network project at City Hall on the 6th. Photo by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] "With the reorganization of the metropolitan railway network, Daejeon is one step closer to leading the establishment of the Chungcheong권 Mega City." Mayor Heo Tae-jeong of Daejeon expressed his expectations for the establishment of the Chungcheong권 Mega City, noting that many projects proposed by Daejeon City were recently reflected in the national road and railway network plans.

According to Daejeon City on the 6th, the Chungcheong권 Mega City metropolitan transportation network project involves investing 14.9453 trillion KRW in 31 projects in the road and railway sectors to build transportation infrastructure over a total length of 779 km.

First, in the road sector, which is one axis of the metropolitan transportation network, 14 out of 19 metropolitan and ring road projects (total length 64.4 km) were included in the national plan. The estimated project cost is 1.8136 trillion KRW.

Currently, seven projects reflected in the national plan are under construction or design, including the expansion of the Seodaejeon IC to Dugye 3-ga road (59 billion KRW) and the construction of the Bukdaejeon IC to Bugang Station road (399.8 billion KRW). These projects are in the final stages of construction, with completion imminent.

Chungcheong Region Megacity Metropolitan Road Network Map. Provided by Daejeon City

This year, newly included projects in the national plan are seven in number, including the construction of the Hyeondo Bridge to Singugo Bridge road (85 billion KRW), Wadong to Sintanjin-dong (153.1 billion KRW), Daedeok Special Zone to Geumnam-myeon (176.6 billion KRW), and Sajunggyo to Hanbat Bridge (191.4 billion KRW).

Additionally, the Sejong to Banseok Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) road will be extended to the Yuseong Complex Terminal by 2024.

The city expects that once these roads open, traffic congestion in downtown Daejeon will be alleviated and travel times between metropolitan cities will be drastically reduced.

The Chungcheong권 metropolitan railway network project will be promoted with a total budget of 3.3796 trillion KRW. The construction of the metropolitan railway network focuses on the Daejeon Urban Railway Line 1 and Sejong connection project (Banseok~Sejong Government Complex~Cheongju Airport), Gyeryong~Sintanjin connection project (serving as Urban Railway Line 3), Okcheon extension project (Daejeon~Okcheon), Sintanjin~Jochiwon connection project, and Honam Line high-speed project (Gasuwon~Nonsan).

Chungcheong Region Megacity Metropolitan Railroad Network Map. Provided by Daejeon City

The city anticipates that upon completion of the Chungcheong권 Mega City metropolitan transportation network project, which encompasses both roads and railways, geographic spatial compression within Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Chungbuk will be possible (enabling travel within one hour), making the 'Chungcheong권 Metropolitan Economic, Cultural, and Living Zone' a visible reality.

For example, with the Sejong connection project, travel time between Banseok Station and the Government Sejong Complex is expected to be reduced from the current 35 minutes to 16 minutes, and travel time from Sejong to Cheongju Airport via metropolitan railway is expected to be cut from 90 minutes to 43 minutes.

Above all, the city expects that through the metropolitan transportation network project, Daejeon will serve as a hub connecting major cities in the Chungcheong권.

Mayor Heo Tae-jeong of Daejeon said, "The Chungcheong권 metropolitan transportation network project aims to build a super-metropolitan transportation infrastructure connecting Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Chungbuk into one living zone. In particular, Daejeon will focus on establishing the foundation for the Chungcheong권 to form a metropolitan economic, cultural, and living zone and achieve co-growth by serving as the central hub connecting the Chungcheong권 through the metropolitan transportation network project."

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