Pohang Mayor Lee Gang-deok Goes All Out to Secure National Funding with the Start of the 8th Elected Term!

Meeting with Central Government Officials to Request Support for Major Pledge Projects

Proposal for Prompt Construction of Long-cherished 'Yeongilman Transversal Bridge'

Pohang City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk Province, is making every effort to secure national funding for the smooth promotion of major local pending projects with the start of the 8th term of the elected government.

On the 11th, Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang met with central government officials including Im Gi-geun, Budget General Review Officer, and Choi Sang-dae, 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, to propose key local pending projects such as the ‘Yeongilman Bridge Construction Project,’ selected as a core pledge project of the new government for the Gyeongbuk region, and the ‘Designation of Pohang as a Regional Digital Innovation Hub’ related to national agenda items.

On this day, Mayor Lee strongly requested national funding support, including reflecting design costs for the prompt promotion of the Yeongilman Cross-Project and changes in the total project cost of the Pohang-Yeongdeok Expressway, as the Yeongilman Bridge Construction Project has been selected as a core project for the Gyeongbuk region by the new government, gaining momentum for realization.

Regarding the new government’s national agenda (building the world’s best network and accelerating digital innovation), he requested the designation of Pohang as a regional digital innovation hub to bridge the digital gap between the metropolitan area and provinces and promote balanced national development, along with national funding support.

The mayor emphasized that Pohang, which is transforming into an advanced science city with ICT/SW, bio, secondary batteries, renewable energy, and new materials, is the optimal location as an innovation hub to promote digital convergence in relation to the designation of the digital innovation hub.

Meeting with various review officers at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, he explained projects such as ▲Secondary Battery Manufacturing Platform Construction Project ▲Public-Private Cooperation Advanced Manufacturing Incubating Center Construction Project ▲Establishment of Pohang Branch of the National Central Library ▲Construction of the East Coast Marine Fisheries Education Center, highlighting Pohang’s infrastructure and potential while requesting national funding support.

Subsequently, visiting various budget departments to discover future new growth engine projects, he explained and requested national funding support for ▲Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cluster Project ▲Development of Nano Fab Pre-Process Platform Technology ▲Development of Marine Leisure Equipment and Stabilization Technology.

As projects to improve citizens’ quality of life, he proposed ▲Construction of Pohang Earthquake Safety Management Research Center ▲Installation of Buffer Retention Facilities in Pohang Steel Industrial Complex ▲Nonpoint Pollution Reduction Project at Yeongildae Beach ▲Sewer Pipeline Maintenance Project ▲Construction of National Roads.

Along with this, to leap forward as a marine hub city of the East Sea, he requested national funding support for ▲Construction of Pohang Yeongilman Port International Passenger Terminal ▲Establishment of Marine Bio Medical Demonstration Research Center ▲Creation of Heunghae Odo Columnar Jointing Trail ▲Construction of the 2nd Phase of the Southern Breakwater at Pohang Yeongilman Port.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang said, “Since securing national funding is essential for the successful promotion of major pending projects that will drive regional development, we will do our best, including collaborating with local lawmakers, to ensure that the proposed projects are definitely reflected.”

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