Seoul Gangseo-gu, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Olympic-daero Bus-Only Lane Introduction 'Concerns'

"Emphasizing 'Priority on Preemptive Measures Such as Securing Additional Lanes to Prevent Backfire...'"

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon) expressed concerns on the 25th regarding the government’s announced plan to introduce a time-based central bus-only lane on Olympic-daero, stating that preliminary measures such as securing additional lanes should take priority.

Earlier, at the ‘Public Discussion on Livelihoods with the People’ chaired by the President, the government announced that it would install a central bus-only lane from the Hangang Cinepolis section to the Gayang Interchange section within the first half of this year.

The district office stated that despite Olympic-daero being a section where many people commuting to and from Gangseo-gu suffer severe congestion every morning and evening, their opinion that additional lanes should be secured first before introducing the bus-only lane was not considered at all.

They added that congestion is already constant due to developments such as the Magok district, and during rush hours, congestion is severe. The government’s policy to install a bus-only lane without securing additional lanes is expected to cause even greater adverse effects.

In particular, from the end of 2024, the Magok MICE complex with a total floor area of 400,000 pyeong around Magoknaru Station will begin full-scale occupancy, and by 2028, the development project of the CJ factory site near Yangcheonhyanggyo Station is scheduled to be completed, which will further worsen traffic congestion on Olympic-daero.

The district office conveyed their opinion on the 12th that the installation of the bus-only lane on Olympic-daero should be implemented only after preliminary measures such as securing additional lanes are prepared, to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Gimpo City, and Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, “We request the government to promptly hold sufficient consultations with Gangseo-gu and related agencies and prepare proper measures such as securing additional lanes.”

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