Hwaseong-si "Final Meeting of Gyeongbu Expressway Straightening Process Inspection Team Successfully Held"

"Seamless Progress on East-West Connector Road Opening Within This Year"

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 17th that it held the final meeting of the Gyeongbu Expressway Straightening Project Progress Inspection Team at the Gyeongbu Straightening Project site office on the 16th.

Participants are discussing the main achievements of the project at the final meeting of the Gyeongbu Expressway Straightening Project Progress Inspection Team.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

The Gyeongbu Expressway Straightening Project is a project to straighten a total section of 4.7 km from the Dongtan Junction to Giheung Dongtan IC. The project also includes plans to connect the divided east-west regions of the expressway and enable efficient urban functions by utilizing the upper space of the 1.2 km underground section to create upper connecting roads and parks.

Originally, the straightening project was scheduled to be completed in 2022, but construction was delayed due to design consultations regarding the scale of the soundproof tunnel, combustion, and fireproof facilities. To expedite the project, Hwaseong City formed a public-private-government-construction progress inspection team involving citizen participation.

Since March 2022, the progress inspection team has held 10 meetings to ensure the straightening project proceeds on schedule and has continuously worked on resolving issues such as the east-west connecting road above the underground section and temporary pedestrian lanes after the project. The progress inspection team was disbanded after the final meeting held on this day.

The city plans to implement the temporary pedestrian lanes considering the opening of the metropolitan area express railroad (GTX) in the second half of this year, along with the major issue of the east-west connecting road.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong City, said, "Once the Gyeongbu straightening project and the east-west connecting road are completed, Dongtan 1 and 2 New Towns will be reborn as a single living area," adding, "We will continue to consult with the Korea Land and Housing Corporation to ensure that the east-west connecting road, scheduled to open this year, is promoted in a timely manner."

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