Gwangju City to Establish Traffic Improvement Measures for National Road No. 57 (Seongnam~Gwangju)

Line 8 Extension to Be Included in the 'Gyeonggi-do Urban Rail Network Development Plan'

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province has completed a feasibility study on traffic improvement measures for National Local Road No. 57 (Seongnam~Gwangju) and is starting to establish a project plan to alleviate traffic congestion.

According to Gwangju City on the 23rd, to resolve traffic congestion on National Local Road No. 57, short-term measures include changing the bus route system, while mid- to long-term measures require road expansion, sidewalk installation, Traffic System Management (TSM) improvements, bus-only lanes, and bus transfer facilities.

The city plans to proceed with the project by fulfilling preliminary procedures such as scheduling the project implementation and reflecting it in higher-level plans based on the established plan.

In particular, the extension of Line 8 (medium-capacity railway) to Neungpyeong-ri has a cost-benefit ratio below 0.7, indicating low economic feasibility. Therefore, it proposed reflecting both the Line 8 extension plan and a separate light rail line to Neungpyeong-ri together in the Gyeonggi-do Urban Railway Network Construction Plan.

Mayor Shin Dong-heon stated, "We will proceed with the improvement measures established through the study in accordance with relevant procedures and cooperate jointly with Seongnam City to reflect matters such as railway projects in higher-level agency plans."

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