“Changwon Prison Relocation” … Changwon Special City, 35-Year Long-Awaited Relocation Project in Full Swing

Ministry of Justice Hosts Resident Briefing Session on the 20th
Held at Naesa-eup Administrative Welfare Center

The long-awaited 'Changwon Prison Relocation Project,' a 35-year-old project in Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, is expected to be fully underway.

The Changwon Prison Relocation Project is a Ministry of Justice financial project to move the existing prison located in Hoeseong-dong, Masanhwoe-gu, to the outskirts of the city in the Pyeongseong-ri area of Naeseo-eup. The total project cost is 199.7 billion KRW, with the goal of issuing orders in the first half of 2024 and completing construction by 2027.

Full-scale Promotion of Changwon Prison Relocation.

As the Changwon Prison Relocation Project becomes more tangible, the city will strengthen cooperation with the Ministry of Justice to ensure smooth project progress, accelerate the implementation of projects requested by residents of the relocation area, and actively provide administrative support to resolve residents' inconveniences.

To this end, on December 1st, the city completed the formation of the 'Changwon Prison Relocation Promotion TF Team,' led by the Director of the Planning and Coordination Office and involving eight departments. The TF team will quickly identify difficulties arising during the project implementation until its completion and enhance interdepartmental cooperation through collaborative meetings to find solutions, thereby accelerating the project progress.

In particular, administrative efforts will be focused on the prompt implementation of projects requested by residents in the relocation area. A total of 10 projects have either been completed or are currently underway. The Pyeongseong Village public parking lot construction project and sidewalk installation project have been completed, and six road construction projects and one parking lot construction project, in addition to the Pyeongseong Village sewer pipeline maintenance project scheduled for completion in February next year, are planned, requiring a total project cost of 18.2 billion KRW.

On the 20th, the city attended a residents' briefing session held at the Naeseo-eup Administrative Welfare Center, hosted by the Ministry of Justice, where it explained the status and future plans of the resident-requested projects being promoted by each project department and announced plans to continuously strengthen communication with residents of the relocation area.

The city is also considering ways to revitalize the local economy by efficiently linking the Hoeseong-dong area, where the existing prison is located, with projects such as the 'Self-sufficient Complex Administrative Center Development Project' and the 'Seomasan IC Access Improvement Project.'

At the briefing session, Ryu Hyo-jong, Director of the Planning and Coordination Office, said, “Although securing project funds is not easy due to the shortage of the 2024 main budget resources, we will gradually secure national and provincial funds and supplementary budgets and do our best to ensure that the projects requested by residents are completed as soon as possible.”

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