Yisangil Yongin Mayor's Sales Campaign for the 'Semiconductor Belt Expressway'

Request for Support and Cooperation During Visit to Gimcheon Road Corporation

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, has actively embarked on a sales campaign to establish the 'Semiconductor Belt Expressway.'

Yongin City announced on the 12th that Mayor Lee visited the Korea Expressway Corporation headquarters in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk, on the afternoon of the 11th and requested active support from President Ham Jin-gyu and others for the revitalization of the 'Yongin Semiconductor Belt.'

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin (left), is delivering the city's suggestions to Ham Jin-gyu, President of Korea Expressway Corporation, at the headquarters in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk.
[Photo by Yongin City]

During the meeting with President Ham, Mayor Lee proposed six items: ▲ Construction of an underpass on Local Road No. 315 ▲ Establishment of Dongbaek IC on the Yeongdong Expressway ▲ Establishment of Dongyongin IC on the Sejong-Pocheon Expressway and renaming of major facilities ▲ Installation of a transfer center at Yongin Station for the Seoul Metropolitan Area Express Railway (GTX) and installation of an underground IC on the Gyeongbu Expressway ▲ and cooperation for creating a mobility-specialized city.

Mayor Lee said, “The establishment of Dongbaek IC and the tentative Dongyongin IC is a long-standing wish of local residents, but it can also positively impact the development of the former Police University site in Eonnam-dong and the creation of the I-dong and Namsa semiconductor national industrial complexes,” urging Korea Expressway Corporation to consider these proposals positively.

He also emphasized, “Yongin City has developed into the second most populous local government in Gyeonggi Province, with a population exceeding 1.09 million and an area approaching that of Seoul. In particular, Cheoin-gu, which accounts for 79% of the city's area, requires expansion of road networks and infrastructure as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are each promoting semiconductor national industrial complexes and semiconductor cluster projects.”

During the meeting, Mayor Lee also proposed the participation of Korea Expressway Corporation in the city’s planned ‘Yongin Special City Mobility Consortium.’ The city is currently conducting demonstration projects with public institutions, academic research institutes, and companies to develop industries such as autonomous driving, demand-responsive transportation, and robot delivery.

In response, President Ham said, “Yongin City is the first among the 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province to propose cooperation with Korea Expressway Corporation regarding ‘future mobility,’” adding, “Since the corporation has been considering various aspects in this field, we will actively seek cooperation plans with Yongin City.”

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