Request for Audit on Unopened Section 'Samcheok Dogye∼Singgi National Road'

Dogye-eup Prosperity Association Win-Win Committee, "Unable to Start Construction on 0.8km Section of Unopened 3.1km Road"

[Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] The Sangsaeng Committee of Dogye-eup Prosperity Association in Samcheok-si, Gangwon Province, announced on the 29th that it has filed a petition for an audit with the Board of Audit and Inspection regarding the forced construction of the auxiliary road on National Route 38 between Dogye and Singi and the confirmation of the main road route.

An auxiliary road refers to a newly constructed road to alleviate inconveniences experienced by residents due to the establishment of an exclusive automobile road.

The Sangsaeng Committee explained the reason for requesting the audit, stating, "The four-lane expansion project for the Dogye-Singi section began in 2007 with an investment of over 400 billion won, but construction on a 3.1 km section in the middle of the road has been halted since the end of August 2018."

They added, "In particular, a 0.8 km section of the unopened 3.1 km stretch has not even started construction, which is due to the auxiliary road rather than the main road."

The Sangsaeng Committee also stated, "The auxiliary road was included in the design in 2005 at the request of Samcheok-si to provide access to the mogwa tree, Gangwon Province Monument No. 85, but Samcheok-si requested in 2017 to exclude the auxiliary road to alleviate residents' inconvenience caused by construction delays."

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