Kim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi, Proposes Central Government Policy Requests ... Preparing for the Next 50 Years

Visit to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and Ministry of Economy and Finance... Requests for Major Project Proposals and Full Support

Requests for National Funding Support for Railway Network Exp

On the 23rd, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance at the Government Sejong Complex to explain local key projects and request active interest and support for the smooth progress of major pending projects.

Gim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi, visits the central government office (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) to explain current projects and request active interest and support.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho and related department officials visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and held a meeting with Osongcheon Railway Construction Director to actively explain the necessity and justification of major projects such as the construction of the Gimcheon?Gumi?New Airport railway, the establishment of Donggumi Station on the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Line (Seodaegu?Uiseong), the inclusion of the ‘Gyeongbu Line Gumi section’ in the government’s railway undergrounding plan, the renovation of aging railway crossing boxes in the Gyeongbu Line Gumi section, and the proposal to revise the station name following the establishment of Gumi Sagok Station.

Next, they visited the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and met with Han Soon-gi, Director General of Local Finance Bureau, to request special grants for the smooth progress of key infrastructure projects related to the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships, including the renovation of Park Chung-hee Gymnasium and the construction of roads connecting Nakdong River Sports Park. They also met with Park Jun-ho, Director of Fiscal Soundness Review at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to explain the current status of the region and discuss directions for improving financial conditions.

Kim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi, meeting with Han Soon-gi, Director of Local Finance Bureau at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (left).

Mayor Kim Jang-ho stated, “We will focus on expanding the metropolitan transportation network that will serve as the foundation for the next 50 years to develop a city that can grow, and make every effort to secure the budget for the ‘2025 Gumi Asian Athletics Championships,’ a grand festival for 4.6 billion Asians, as well as for local key projects.”

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