Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, "Will Spare No Support for Regional Development" ... Resident Meeting in Gyeongsan Visit

On the 22nd, Gyeongsan City in Gyeongbuk Province invited Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, to hold a residents' meeting on local pending projects for the leap to become a transportation and logistics hub city in the Yeongnam region at the Gyeongsan City Hall main conference room.

At the meeting, attended by Cho Hyun-il, Mayor of Gyeongsan, Yoon Doo-hyun, member of the People Power Party, Bae Han-cheol, Chairman of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council, Park Soon-deuk, Chairman of the Gyeongsan City Council, along with city and provincial council members, leaders of major social organizations, and local residents, various opinions were exchanged on projects such as the construction of the National Road Alternative Bypass (Namcheon~Namsan), expansion of National Road No. 4 (Daegu Innovation~Gyeongsan Namha), additional KTX services and station expansion at Gyeongsan Station, development of the Gyeongsan Daeim Public Housing District, national funding support for Jinryang Hi-Pass IC, road construction outside the Gyeongsan Daeim Public Housing District, and additional connections to the Sangju~Yeongcheon Expressway (Hwasan Junction).

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong (right) is holding a meeting with residents along with Cho Hyun-il, Mayor of Gyeongsan.

Following the meeting, Minister Won visited key project sites, including Gyeongsan Station, where additional KTX services and station expansion are being pursued to enhance transportation convenience for Gyeongsan citizens, and the Daeim Public Housing District development site, the only non-metropolitan public housing district designated with 10,000 units under the Ministry of Land’s housing welfare roadmap.

Minister Won stated, “Today’s communication and empathy session with representatives of Gyeongsan was a valuable opportunity to listen to the necessity of local pending projects and insightful opinions for balanced regional development. I will not spare interest and support for regional development.”

Mayor Cho Hyun-il of Gyeongsan said, “I deeply appreciate Minister Won Hee-ryong of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for taking the time to visit. Through today’s meeting, we were able to confirm the central government’s interest and willingness to support local pending projects. Based on this, we will strengthen cooperation with the central government to firmly lay the foundation for the leap to become a transportation and logistics hub city in the Yeongnam region.”

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