Governor Kim Dong-yeon Meets Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Choo Kyung-ho to Request National Funding for GTX and Other Issues

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon (right) is warmly shaking hands with Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Choo Kyung-ho on the 13th.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho on the 13th ahead of next year's government budget formulation to request national funding support for key Gyeonggi Province projects, including the early opening of the Metropolitan Area Express Train (GTX) Line A.

On the afternoon of the same day, Governor Kim visited the Government Seoul Office and held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Choo, explaining the necessity of national funding support for major projects such as ▲early opening of the Metropolitan Area Express Train (GTX) Line A ▲construction of the Okjeong~Pocheon metropolitan railway ▲subsidy projects for the introduction of low-floor buses.

The Metropolitan Area Express Train (GTX) Line A is a metropolitan transportation network connecting Paju~Samsung~Dongtan and is one of the key metropolitan transportation measures aimed at achieving a 30-minute commute era in the metropolitan area.

Governor Kim requested national funding of 44.4 billion KRW for the first half of 2024 to prioritize the opening of the Suseo Station~Dongtan Station section, and 96.9 billion KRW for the second half to prioritize the opening of the Unjeong Station~Seoul Station section.

The Okjeong~Pocheon metropolitan railway is an extension of Seoul Subway Line 7, connecting Goeup-dong, Yangju City to Gunnae-myeon, Pocheon City, and is an essential transportation infrastructure for residents in the northern Gyeonggi region.

Governor Kim requested the inclusion of 26.8 billion KRW in the 2024 budget for the basic and detailed design services of the Okjeong~Pocheon metropolitan railway and for the full-scale commencement of construction.

Gyeonggi Province expects that once the Okjeong~Pocheon metropolitan railway is completed, it will connect with the currently underway Dobongsan~Okjeong metropolitan railway, greatly helping to alleviate chronic traffic congestion in the northern Gyeonggi region.

National funding support was also requested to expand the introduction of low-floor buses to improve convenience for disabled persons, the elderly, pregnant women, and infants.

Gyeonggi Province aims to introduce 1,587 eco-friendly low-floor buses in 2024 to enhance mobility for transportation-vulnerable groups and to practice carbon neutrality, and requested national funding support of 72.7 billion KRW for this purpose.

In addition, Governor Kim requested exemption from preliminary feasibility studies for the rapid promotion of the subway Line 5 extension project to Gimpo in relation to measures to alleviate congestion on the Gimpo Gold Line, and the prompt completion of the preliminary feasibility study for the western metropolitan area express railway.

Rapid progress on these projects is necessary to alleviate congestion on the Gimpo Gold Line and fundamentally resolve traffic difficulties in the western metropolitan area. Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province secured a record-high national budget of 17.811 trillion KRW this year.

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