First Step Toward Free Toll at Yeomposan Tunnel, Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom Fulfills Eighth-Term Election Pledge

Legislative Notice of Ordinance... Expected to Alleviate Inconvenience for Dong-gu Residents and Revitalize Local Economy

Yeompo Mountain Tunnel, Ulsan City.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City announced the legislative notice of the "Ulsan Metropolitan City Ulsan Bridge Access Road Toll Support Ordinance" on the 6th to promote the full toll exemption of Yeomposan Tunnel, a campaign pledge of Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom in the 8th term of direct election.

The main content of the ordinance includes making the toll for Yeomposan Tunnel users free and maintaining the tolls for Ulsan Bridge and the entire section at the current level.

Ulsan Bridge is divided into three sections for toll collection: from Jangsaengpo in Nam-gu to the former IC is the "Bridge Section," from Jangsaengpo to Yeomposan IC is the "Entire Section," and from Asan-ro to Yeomposan IC is the "Tunnel Section."

Currently, the toll for the Yeomposan Tunnel section is 800 KRW for small vehicles, of which 500 KRW is paid by the driver and the remaining 300 KRW is supported by Ulsan City.

In this way, the city supports about 3 billion KRW annually for users of Ulsan Bridge and access roads, and after the legislative notice, it plans to promote full toll exemption for Yeomposan Tunnel users through the enactment of the ordinance, with the necessary budget fully borne by the city without any burden on the districts and counties.

A city official stated, "This ordinance enactment was promoted reflecting Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom’s commitment to fulfilling his 8th term pledge to resolve the inconvenience of Dong-gu residents and revitalize the local economy. We plan to enact the ordinance that serves as the basis for supporting Yeomposan Tunnel tolls through procedures such as legislative notice, ordinance and regulation review, and city council approval."

Ulsan Bridge and access roads span 8.348 km from Maeam-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan to Ilsan-dong, Dong-gu (main line 5.592 km, connecting road 2.756 km, suspension bridge 1.15 km). Construction began on May 31, 2010, and was completed on May 30, 2015.

It was promoted as a revenue-type private investment project with a total project cost of 486.9 billion KRW (private investment 323.7 billion KRW, construction subsidy 128.9 billion KRW, compensation cost 34.3 billion KRW). The project operator, Ulsan Harbor Bridge, holds the operating rights for 30 years from June 2015 to June 2045.

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