Gumi City Selected for Underground Power Line Project Worth 2.5 Billion KRW
Expectations for Revitalization of Geumridan-gil
Gumi City in Gyeongbuk has been selected for the 2024 Underground Power Line Project (Green New Deal Contest) organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
The total project cost is 2.5 billion KRW, with 1.9 billion KRW from public enterprises and national funds and 600 million KRW from city funds. Congressman Gu Ja-geun actively engaged with Gumi City to discuss local issues and find solutions.
The selected area is Section 1 of the Geumridan-gil Pedestrian Environment Improvement (Gumi Girls' Middle School to Wonpyeong-dong 401-11, 300m). In March 2024, a business agreement will be signed with Korea Electric Power Corporation and telecommunications companies to proceed with the project.
The overhead distribution lines along Geumridan-gil (Geumosan-ro 22-gil) from Gumi Girls' Middle School will be buried underground to ensure pedestrian safety for students using Gumi Girls' Middle School, Gumi Elementary School, and the Gumi Library of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education. This will be linked with the Seonju-wonnam-dong Urban Regeneration Pedestrian Environment Improvement Project to improve the landscape through a road diet (reducing road width and increasing sidewalk width), creating a pedestrian-friendly environment.
Going forward, the city plans to develop Section 2 (Wonpyeong-dong 401-11 to Gumi Station Square, 200m) following Section 1 of the pedestrian environment improvement, to underground the entire main road of Geumridan-gil and create a specialized street.
Additionally, through the ‘Local Branding Project at the Living Area Unit’ organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, selected last May, the city plans to further revitalize Geumridan-gil by adding local characteristics.
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Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “Along with this underground power line project, we will create Geumridan-gil as a specialized street and make it a representative street of Gumi, doing our best to revitalize the commercial district.”
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