Yoon Seok-yeol Targets Chungbuk Voters: "Promise of Chungcheong Metropolitan Railroad and Central East-West Transversal Railroad"

Announcement of Regional Pledges Aligned with Visit to Chungbuk on the 22nd
"Chungbuk is the Center of National Balanced Development Connecting the Backbone of the Country"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, has announced pledges centered on the construction of the Chungcheong Regional Metropolitan Railroad and the establishment of the Central Region East-West Transversal Railroad for the development of Chungcheongbuk-do.

On the 22nd, during his visit to Chungbuk, Candidate Yoon stated, "Chungbuk is the center of national balanced development connecting the backbone of the country, and through advanced technology, it will lead South Korea's economic development."

First, Candidate Yoon plans to build the Chungcheong Regional Metropolitan Railroad passing through downtown Cheongju. The plan is to connect Daejeon~Sejong~Osong~downtown Cheongju~Cheongju Airport to lay the foundation for the Chungcheong mega-city. In downtown Cheongju, a surge in transportation demand is expected due to the additional expansion of industrial complexes such as Osong Life Science Complex, Ochang Science Industrial Complex, and Cheongju Airport Aeropolis, making the metropolitan railroad necessary. Candidate Yoon explained, "We will enhance the transportation convenience for Chungbuk residents while promoting human and material exchanges and mobility in the central region, revitalizing the local economy and promoting balanced national development."

He also introduced the Central Region East-West Transversal Railroad project. The goal is to connect Seosan in Chungnam, Chungbuk, and Uljin in Gyeongbuk to resolve the east-west disconnection in the central region. Candidate Yoon anticipates that by upgrading the railway between Wonju in Gangwon Province and Osong, the X-axis national high-speed rail network through the Gyeongbu and Gangho axes can be completed.

Cheongju International Airport is planned to be developed as a hub airport for the central region. With improvements in airport facilities, repaving of the new runway, upgrading the runway operation grade, and expansion of the passenger terminal, it is expected to be transformed into the gateway airport of the administrative capital.

Along with this, he proposed the creation of an industrial cluster for the synchrotron accelerator, including the establishment of a synchrotron accelerator data network center, the development of the Osong Global Bio Valley, and focused support for the advancement of secondary battery, system semiconductor, and K-beauty industries.

Candidate Yoon also plans to transform Chungbuk into a cultural, tourism, sports, and leisure belt. He promised to designate the northern area as a tourism special zone around Chungju Dam, improve regulations in the water source protection area of Daecheong Lake in the central area, and create a national ecological and cultural exploration trail around the Sogrisan area in the southern region.

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