Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 'Integrated Development of Railway Undergrounding' Project, Regional Consulting Support

Support for Metropolitan Local Governments Establishing Plans for Integrated Railway Underground Development Projects

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The government announced on the 10th that starting this week, it will launch a 'region-tailored close consulting' service to support metropolitan local governments that are establishing integrated development plans for railway undergrounding projects.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held a briefing session last month on the 8th after preparing the 'Project Proposal Guidelines.' Following feedback from local governments, the final 'Project Proposal Guidelines' were distributed on the 3rd of this month.

To assist local governments in formulating optimal project plans, the ministry has formed a consulting team composed of experts in undergrounding technology, urban development, and finance, as well as public institutions (Korea Rail Network Authority, Korea Railroad Corporation, Korea Land and Housing Corporation) and research institutes (Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, Korea Transport Institute, etc.).

Starting with Incheon and Gyeonggi Province this week, the ministry will sequentially conduct consulting sessions with Busan, Daejeon, and Daegu in the third week of June, and from the first week of July, with Seoul and other local governments.

The consulting process consists of three stages. First, in the project conceptualization stage (Stage 1), the consulting team will comprehensively review existing research results or internal drafts conducted by each local government and assess the level of project preparation.

Experts in the required fields will be matched with local governments, and considering their preparation status, detailed future consulting schedules will be established. Next, in the planning stage (Stage 2), detailed consulting will be provided on the integrated railway undergrounding development plans prepared by the local governments.

The consulting will support selecting the optimal undergrounding target routes and establishing urban development plans for the railway tops and adjacent sites according to demand, while realistically estimating project costs and revenues to ensure practical alternatives are developed.

In the final proposal stage (Stage 3), a final inspection checklist will be distributed to help address any deficiencies.

Yoon Jin-hwan, Director of the Railway Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "Through region-tailored consulting, the government and local governments will work together to enhance the feasibility of projects and strive to establish master plans that fundamentally restructure cities by utilizing railway sites."

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