'Starting Point of West Sea Inter-Korean Peace Road' Construction Begins on Incheon Yeongjongdo∼Sindo... Completion in 2025

Aerial view of the Yeongjongdo~Sindo connecting bridge in Incheon [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Construction of the Incheon Yeongjongdo~Sindo connecting bridge, the starting point of the West Sea Inter-Korean Peace Road, will begin on the 5th.

The city plans to spend 125.1 billion KRW by 2025 to build a two-lane bridge and connecting road over a 3.5km section between Yeongjongdo in Jung-gu and Sindo in Ongjin-gun.

Although the groundbreaking ceremony was held last January, actual construction will start on the 5th after completing administrative procedures such as setting up the site office, coordinating with military units, and conducting disaster and environmental impact assessments.

This project is included in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's "Comprehensive Development Plan for Border Areas (2011~2030)" and will be carried out in two phases: the Yeongjong~Sindo section (2020~2025) and the Sindo~Ganghwa section (2025~2030).

The Yeongjong~Sindo connecting bridge will also serve as the starting section of the West Sea Inter-Korean Peace Road, which will eventually extend to Kaesong, North Korea.

The West Sea Inter-Korean Peace Road spans a total length of 80.4km, including Yeongjongdo~Sindo~Ganghwa·Gyodongdo 18.0km, Ganghwa~Kaesong Industrial Complex 45.7km, and Ganghwa~Haeju 16.7km, with a total project cost of 2.4322 trillion KRW.

An official from Incheon City stated, "The Yeongjong~Sindo connecting bridge is the first phase of the West Sea Inter-Korean Peace Road connecting Ganghwa with Kaesong and Haeju. It was promoted to secure human and material logistics systems in the West Sea coastal area and to establish a strategic transportation network to revitalize inter-Korean exchanges."

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