Suncheon City Holds Meeting with Apartment Residents' Representatives Opposing Gyeongjeon Line Bypass Route

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) announced on the 15th that it held a meeting with the chairpersons of the apartment residents' representative meetings who submitted a petition opposing the Seomyeon detour route to discuss the current situation and the progress of the project.

On the 8th, some chairpersons of apartment residents' representative meetings submitted a petition opposing the Gyeongjeon Line detour route to Suncheon City.

The chairpersons stated that if the Gyeongjeon Line passes through Seomyeon as proposed by Suncheon City to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, noise damage is expected. They raised complaints citing the lack of prior consultation with residents regarding the detour route proposal and insufficient responses to their concerns.

Currently, Suncheon City and the majority of citizens strongly oppose the downtown passage and demand the inclusion of the detour route as an alternative ahead of the announcement of the basic plan confirmation for the electrification project of the Gyeongjeon Line section from Suncheon to Gwangju Songjeong scheduled for next month.

A Suncheon City official explained, "The detour route proposal is not a finalized decision but merely an alternative to opposing the existing downtown passage," adding, "We have requested the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to allow sufficient collection of residents' opinions if the announcement of the basic plan confirmation is postponed."

Subsequently, the chairpersons of the apartment residents' representative meetings stated, "We understand Suncheon City's promotion of the detour route proposal and acknowledge that misunderstandings arose due to lack of communication," and expressed their intention to cooperate with Suncheon City.

Previously, Suncheon City had announced through a press release that if the existing route, which passes through downtown and is used for 100 years once laid, is reflected as is, it would hinder urban development for future generations. Due to these concerns, the city proposed the detour route but emphasized that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport must sufficiently gather residents' opinions before deciding on the detour route.

Currently, Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu of Suncheon has requested joint action for the Gyeongjeon Line downtown detour from Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok and has consecutively met with the Presidential Chief of Staff and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, asking to postpone the basic plan confirmation announcement scheduled for October.

Additionally, last month, over 40 local civic groups held a rally in front of the Presidential Office opposing the downtown passage of the Gyeongjeon Line. Suncheon City and its citizens are making every effort to persuade the government to oppose the downtown passage and to include the detour route.

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