Gyeongbu Expressway Geoncheon IC → ‘Seogyeongju IC’… Gyeongju City Promotes Name Change

On the 26th, Gyeongju City announced that it is promoting the renaming of the 'Geoncheon IC' (interchange) on the Gyeongbu Expressway to 'Seogyeongju IC.'

The purpose is to change the name from a local name at the eup/myeon level to an IC named after Gyeongju, which has nationwide recognition.

Gyeongju City posted a public notice to collect residents' opinions on this matter on the 24th.

The area around Geoncheon IC on the Gyeongbu Expressway as seen from a satellite.

After a 15-day collection period, Gyeongju City will submit an opinion letter to Korea Expressway Corporation, which will hold a naming change review committee to deliberate on the feasibility.

If the change is confirmed, Gyeongju City will bear the budget for facility maintenance due to the name change, and Korea Expressway Corporation will be responsible for project implementation.

Gyeongju City expects that once the IC name is changed, the traffic volume that had been concentrated at Gyeongju IC will be distributed to Seogyeongju IC.

Geoncheon IC is an interchange located at the 349.5 km mark on the southbound lane of the Gyeongbu Expressway, opened on December 27, 1993, as an entrance and exit road to disperse vehicles congested at the nearby Gyeongju IC.

Once the renaming to 'Seogyeongju IC' is completed, it will be the first name change in 30 years.

Mayor Jun Nak-yeong of Gyeongju said, "This name change will be an opportunity to immediately inform tourists who did not know that Geoncheon IC is the gateway to western Gyeongju, and it will greatly help to widely promote the status of Gyeongju as a tourist city."

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