Shinan-gun 'Amtae~Bigeum Island Bridge Construction Project' Early Promotion Green Light

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The construction project of the Amtae-Bigeum Island Bridge to enable land access to Bigeum and Dochodo Islands, passing through Cheonsa Bridge and Chupo Bridge, is set to be rapidly advanced.

According to Sinan County on the 30th, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on August 24th that the preliminary feasibility study for the candidate projects in the 5th Five-Year Plan for National and Local Roads Construction (2021?2025) passed the projects ‘Chupo-Bigeum Island Bridge Construction’ and ‘Amtae Sinseok-Dango National Road Improvement.’

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has finalized the 5th Five-Year Plan for National and Local Roads Construction, which will be newly promoted over five years, after review by the Road Policy Deliberation Committee.

The Ministry plans to start new designs annually within the budget limits for the projects included in the 5th construction plan and will strive to promptly commence all 116 projects totaling 10 trillion KRW.

In particular, three challenging construction projects within the sections?Namhae Seomyeon-Yeosu Shindeok, Gochang Haeri-Buan Byeonsan, and Sinan Bigeum-Amtae?are expected to begin basic planning within this year, significantly advancing the timeline for land connection in the Bigeum-Dochodo area.

County Governor Park Woo-ryang stated, “Since the opening of Cheonsa Bridge, Sinan County has risen as a new marine tourism hub in the southwestern coastal area. Once the Chupo-Bigeum Island Bridge is completed, the land transportation network in the Bigeum-Dochodo area will be secured, and the maritime distance to Heuksan and Hongdo areas will be shortened, further boosting the tourism industry.” He added, “As this project has been long awaited by local residents, bold progress is necessary.”

He also said, “To ensure early commencement, we will closely cooperate with central government departments and devote all efforts to promote the Sinui-Jangsan Island Bridge project in the future.”

Meanwhile, the Chupo-Bigeum Island Bridge construction will have a total length of 10.41 km (including 5.52 km of bridges) with a total project cost of 382.7 billion KRW, and the Amtae Sinseok-Dango national road improvement will cover a total length of 9.12 km with a total project cost of 58.2 billion KRW. In total, 440.9 billion KRW of national funds will be invested in Sinan County to promote the island bridge and national road improvement projects.

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