Mayor with "1 Year in Office" or More: "It Was a Year of Laying the Foundation for the Yongin Renaissance"

Yisang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, is holding a press briefing on the first anniversary of his inauguration on the 26th.

"The past year has been a year of initiating change and innovation across various sectors and achieving significant results. Many citizens say they truly feel the 'Yongin Renaissance.' Although I have accumulated a lot of fatigue from working tirelessly even on holidays, I feel a great sense of accomplishment. I will do my best to maintain my original intention throughout the remainder of my term."

Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin held a press briefing at the City Hall Ace Hall on the 26th to mark his first anniversary in office, reporting on the achievements of the past year and announcing the vision and tasks for the future administration.

Mayor Lee cited the designation of the Yongin Namsa and Idong system semiconductor national industrial complex candidate site as the greatest achievement over the past year. He also presented future tasks including ▲preserving the city's history and identity ▲establishing railway and road networks ▲enhancing urban dignity through infrastructure expansion.

The mayor first stated, "Since the world is fiercely competing to secure semiconductor technology competitiveness and to maintain industrial super-gap, we must advance the cluster operation timeline as much as possible. Therefore, related organizations will strive to shorten various permits and approval procedures to bring the groundbreaking date forward to the end of 2025, one year earlier."

Furthermore, he emphasized, "We will promote the additional establishment of the 2nd Yongin Techno Valley and Wonsam semiconductor cooperation complex, build a hinterland city with residential environments for semiconductor personnel and their families, establish AI and semiconductor Meister High Schools for customized talent cultivation, and operate contract departments and semiconductor-specialized education programs at local universities for master's and doctoral level talent development."

He added, "Along with proactive administrative support such as rapid permits and pre-consultations for semiconductor companies, we will do our best to expand semiconductor transportation infrastructure, including the semiconductor private highway, extension of the Gyeonggang Line (Gwangju Samdong to Yongin Namsa), and expansion and establishment of National Road No. 45 and Local Roads No. 57 and 82."

Additionally, he stated, "To preserve the city's history and identity, we will actively promote the urban regeneration project around Yongin Central Market, which failed during the 7th local government term, by investing a total of 65.2 billion KRW over four years, including 18.6 billion KRW from national funds and 46.6 billion KRW from city funds."

The mayor said, "We plan to swiftly advance reconstruction and redevelopment projects to bring about change and improvement," and pledged, "We will establish the 2040 Basic Urban Plan and the 2030 Industrial Area Basic Plan, and create a systematic vision for Yongin's development that encompasses the past, present, and future, including the complex development of the Yongin Sports Complex site."

He also explained, "We will persuade the central government to include the extension of the Gyeonggang Line and Seoul Subway Line 3 in the 5th National Railroad Network Construction Plan, and in the second half of the year, the five local governments jointly promoting Line 3 plan to issue a joint feasibility study. We will also pursue the inclusion of the Dongbaek to Sinbong section of the light rail, the extension of the Giheung to Gwanggyo section in the Gyeonggi-do urban rail network plan, the establishment of the Shinbundang Line branch (Dongcheon to Dongbaek), and the SRT stop at GTX Yongin Station."

The mayor emphasized, "In November last year, the 'Gyeonggi Yongin Platform City Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan' worth 2.0784 trillion KRW was finalized," and added, "With the installation of the GTX Yongin Station transfer facility, the construction of underpasses on Local Road No. 23, National Road No. 45, and Sinsu-ro, Yongin will be reborn as the southern transportation hub of the metropolitan area by 2034."

In addition, the mayor announced active promotion of ▲the construction of the 2nd Yongin-Seoul Expressway to serve as an alternative to the Yongseo Expressway ▲the establishment of Namsa-Jinwi IC (upbound) on the Gyeongbu Expressway ▲the establishment of Dongbaek IC on the Yeongdong Expressway ▲the establishment of Dongyongin IC on the Seoul-Sejong Expressway ▲the expansion of National Road No. 17 (Pyeongchang Intersection to Yangji IC) to six lanes ▲the expansion and maintenance of urban planning roads ▲and the expansion of education, culture, and sports infrastructure.

Meanwhile, shortly after taking office, the mayor achieved a milestone by signing a business agreement with Gyeonggi Province and Seongnam City regarding the expansion of Gogi Bridge and surrounding roads. Gyeonggi Province will conduct a traffic impact analysis study in the second half of this year, enabling the reconstruction of Gogi Bridge by the second half of next year.

The mayor also secured the reinvestment of profits from the Gyeonggi Yongin Platform City development entirely back into Yongin. He devised a plan to open an alternative road for the Samga 2 District private rental housing, which had been unable to be occupied for over two years due to lack of access roads, and persuaded the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to construct an underground road for Local Road No. 315 in Boradong, which had been stalled for 16 years.

Mayor Lee is also expanding communication with the Ministry of Environment and others to lift overlapping regulations imposed by the Hangang Watershed Act and Military Facility Protection Act on the Pogok-eup area, expecting positive outcomes.

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