Opening of National Road No.14 from Goseong to Changwon, Gyeongnam... Travel Time Reduced from 12 Minutes to 4 Minutes

Overview of National Road No. 14 Jukgye-Jinjeon (Section 1) National Road Construction Project

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it has completed the four-lane facility improvement construction on a 7.5km section of National Route 14, connecting Goseong-eup to Maam-myeon in Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, and will fully open it on May 18.

This project, with a budget of 113 billion KRW, was completed after 8 years and 3 months since construction began in March 2014. It is connected to the 10.2km four-lane new construction and expansion project between Goseong-eup, Goseong-gun, and Jinjeon-myeon, Changwon City, which opened in September last year. With this opening, the national road construction between Goseong-gun and Changwon City has been fully completed.

The newly completed section had an average daily traffic volume of 23,488 vehicles, but vehicles had to frequently stop at eight intersections, causing habitual congestion and traffic jams. Through the facility improvement construction, five intersections were converted into grade-separated intersections, and acceleration and deceleration lanes were additionally installed at three intersections to reduce congestion. For the safety and convenience of local residents, a 5.1km auxiliary road was also newly constructed to allow agricultural machinery to operate.

This project shortened the travel time (from 12 minutes to 4 minutes) and driving distance (from 9.4km to 7.5km) on the section, resolving the travel inconveniences previously experienced by road users and improving traffic safety.

Additionally, this route, which connects to the Goseong Interchange on the Tongyeong-Daejeon Expressway (Expressway No. 35), provides convenient access to nearby tourist attractions such as 'Danghangpo (a major battlefield of the Imjin War)' and the 'Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo,' and is expected to contribute to revitalizing local tourism.

Han Myeong-hee, Director of Road Construction at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "The significance of this newly opened road project lies in reinforcing the facilities so that the national road can properly function as a main arterial road, greatly improving user convenience and safety." He added, "We will continue to strive to facilitate smooth traffic flow, create a safer road environment, and ensure that national arterial roads are closely linked with regional tourism and industries."

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