Site for Gangwon-do Provincial Office New Building Confirmed as 'Chuncheon Dongnae-myeon Goeun-ri'

Among 16 Committee Members, 13 from Dongnaemyeon Goeun-ri vs 3 from Udu-dong
Construction to Start in First Half of 2026, Completion Targeted for Second Half of 2028
Gangwon Province and Chuncheon City to Present Development Blueprint for Excluded Areas

Location Map of the Confirmed Site for the New Gangwon Provincial Government Office Building [Gangwon-do]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] The site for the new Gangwon Provincial Government Office, marking the era of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, has been finalized in the Goeun-ri area of Dongnae-myeon, Chuncheon City.

Gangwon Province announced on the same day, "On December 20, the '6th Gangwon Province New Government Office Site Selection Committee' held a meeting and finally selected the site at 443 Goeun-ri, Dongnae-myeon, Chuncheon City (approximately 100,000㎡) as the location for the new government office."

According to the Site Selection Committee, at the 6th meeting, the two shortlisted sites?Goeun-ri area in Dongnae-myeon and the former Agricultural Technology Center site in Wudu-dong?were evaluated. The Goeun-ri site received an average score of 86.8 out of 100, surpassing the Wudu-dong former Agricultural Technology Center site, which scored 75.6, and was deemed the suitable location.

Among the evaluation criteria, the Goeun-ri site scored higher in accessibility and future expandability, while the Wudu-dong former Agricultural Technology Center site received relatively higher scores in economic development costs and ease of development. There was no significant difference between the two candidate sites in terms of the surrounding environment.

Of the 16 committee members attending the 6th meeting, 13 favored the Goeun-ri site, while 3 favored the Wudu-dong former Agricultural Technology Center site. The site with the higher average score matched the choice of the majority of the members.

With the site finalized, the province plans to proceed with related procedures such as establishing the basic plan, feasibility studies, and compensation, aiming to start construction in the first half of 2026 and complete it in the second half of 2028.

Moon Il-jae, chairman of the Gangwon Provincial Government New Office Site Selection Committee, said, "We have worked tirelessly over the past four months through a fair and objective process to select the optimal site," adding, "Now that the site selection is complete, we ask for the understanding and support of the residents to ensure the successful promotion of the new government office construction."

Meanwhile, Gangwon Province and Chuncheon City plan to present a regional development blueprint for the areas not selected on the 21st.

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