'Transformation of Riverwalks'... Connecting 255km of Rivers in Northern Gyeonggi

Gyeonggi Province is promoting a new waterfront walking trail project that connects rivers in the northern region of Gyeonggi, following the Gyeonggi Dullegil project that links the entire province as one.

On the 25th, Gyeonggi Province announced that as part of the large-scale development project in northern Gyeonggi, it will promote the “Securing Continuity of Gyeonggi River Trails, Gyeonggi Northern Ilmaek Sam(三) Tong” river trail construction project, connecting a total length of 255.69 km.

The three “Tong” (connections) mean ▲a shared desire to walk and run ▲connection between regions (Gyeonggi and Seoul) ▲connection as a sustainable opportunity for northern Gyeonggi.

Gyeonggi Northern Ilmaek Sam(三) Tong is a project to create waterfront walking trails by connecting river trails located in northern Gyeonggi that anyone can enjoy. The core is to connect the interrupted waterways and walking trails between rivers to create continuous rivers.

This project is promoted as short-term, mid-term, and long-term projects. As a short-term project from 2022 to 2026, it will be carried out in 7 cities and counties, 12 rivers, covering 70.2 km sections including Yangju Cheongdamcheon 5.02 km, Dongducheon Sangpaecheon 7.40 km, Pocheon Gomocheon 4.1 km, Namyangju Mukhyeoncheon 5.29 km, and Paju Geumchoncheon 2.2 km. The total construction cost is 424.3 billion KRW.

In particular, Gyeonggi Province will invest 47.3 billion KRW this year in a separate pilot project to renovate the interrupted river trails in two sections: Yangju Gwangsacheon 2.33 km connecting Gwangsa-dong to Majon-dong in Yangju, and Namyangju Yongamcheon 3.03 km connecting the confluence of Cheonghakcheon in Namyangju to the Byeollae district, totaling 5.36 km.

Current Status of Connecting River Trails in Gyeonggi-do

Once these two disconnected river trails are connected, the central river trail of northern Gyeonggi running 74.3 km from Seoul’s Jungnangcheon to Yeoncheon Hantangang and the circular river trail of 70.9 km connecting Han River Wangsukcheon to Uijeongbu Jungnangcheon will be linked, enabling continuous walking or cycling along the waterfront.

Gyeonggi Province plans to complete the detailed design for these two sections by the end of the year and proceed with compensation and construction from 2025.

As a mid-term project from 2025 to 2030, Gyeonggi will review 66.44 km sections of 9 rivers including Uijeongbu Jungnangcheon and Buyongcheon, Yangju Yuyangcheon, Namyangju Bongseonsacheon and Maseokucheon, Pocheon Myeongdeokcheon, Goyang Daejangcheon, Hyangdongcheon, Munbongcheon, Ogeumcheon, and Changneungcheon river trails.

Additionally, from 2028, it will promote the connection of 113.69 km sections of 9 rivers including Pocheon Yeongpyeongcheon, Unhakcheon and Suipcheon, Yangju Seokucheon, Namyangju Ilpaecheon and Yulseokcheon, Paju Galkokcheon and Nulnocheon, and Yeoncheon Hantangang and Jukdaecheon river trails.

Oh Hu-seok, Deputy Governor for Administration of Gyeonggi Province, said, “Once the river trail connection project is completed, a large-scale waterfront walking trail radiating across northern Gyeonggi will be created, providing not only disaster prevention but also a healing space for local residents and value as a tourism resource for northern Gyeonggi. We plan to promote projects that can connect rivers in the eastern and western regions following northern Gyeonggi.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.