Gimhae Local Road No. 1042 Widening Project Nears Completion After 18 Years... Opening Completed Except for 2 Lanes

A panoramic view of the local road No. 1042 (Oedong~Juchon) expansion and paving construction area in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Gimhae-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that it will first open four lanes of the 1 km section from Golden Route Intersection to Hupo Box on Provincial Road No. 1042 (Oedong~Juchon), the east-west axis of the city, which is undergoing expansion and paving work.

The expansion and paving project of Provincial Road No. 1042 is a project to widen the total 4.27 km two-lane road from Oedong Hill~Juchon Seoncheon District~Naesam Industrial Complex~Namhae Expressway Hupo Box, a chronic congestion section, to six lanes.

Since 2003, the city has been commissioned by Gyeongnam Province to carry out the project with a total budget of 131.7 billion KRW, aiming to complete the construction by the end of this year.

The 1.82 km section from Oedong Hill to Cheongok 1 Intersection was first opened in December 2017, and the 1.45 km section from Cheongok 1 Intersection to Golden Route Intersection was opened in May this year.

This time, four of the six lanes in the remaining 1 km section will be opened first, marking the opening of most sections after 18 years since the start of construction. The full opening of the entire section is expected by the end of this year.

As of 2020, Provincial Road No. 1042 had a daily traffic volume of about 25,000 vehicles, and it had been a section where severe traffic congestion caused inconvenience to businesses and local residents. However, with the partial opening of the remaining section this time, habitual congestion is expected to be significantly alleviated.

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