Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, Attends Meeting of Local Leaders Promoting Gyeongbu Line Underground Project

Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor (third from the right)

On the afternoon of the 20th, Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, attended the 'Gyeongbu Line Undergrounding Promotion Council Meeting of Local Government Heads' held in the large conference room on the 2nd floor of Gunpo City Hall, where he shared positions with other local government heads.

At the meeting, a total of seven local governments, including Seoul's Yeongdeungpo, Guro, Geumcheon, Dongjak, Yongsan districts and Gyeonggi's Gunpo and Anyang cities, gathered to jointly sign a petition expressing their commitment to reflect the Gyeongbu Line section (Seoul Station to Dangjeong Station) as a pilot project following the enactment of the Special Act on Railway Undergrounding.

The passage of the 'Special Act on Railway Undergrounding' in the National Assembly plenary session is the best opportunity to develop lands that have long suffered from urban division and deterioration of residential and living environments.

Accordingly, the district is making thorough preparations to reunite Yeongdeungpo, which has been divided into two for 120 years, and to leap forward as a hub of the 4th industrial revolution for future generations.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, said, "I am pleased that seven organizations have come together for the undergrounding of the Gyeongbu Line and that after 13 years of arduous efforts, we could hold such a meaningful event today." He added, "Through this meeting, we will cooperate with the heads of each organization to ensure that the section from Seoul Station to Dangjeong Station is selected as a pilot project, and prepare a master plan befitting the status of Yeongdeungpo, one of Seoul's three major downtown areas, to create a new premium city in the southwest region and a young Yeongdeungpo."

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