Ikwonjae, Osan Mayor, "Striving to Expand Infrastructure for a Self-Sufficient City of 500,000"

Revealed at the 2nd Anniversary Press Conference of the 8th Elected Term
"We Will Steadfastly Walk with the Spirit of Ubo Cheonri"

"To prepare for an era of 500,000 population and a budget of 1 trillion won, we will devote all our efforts to transportation, urban development, and the establishment of a specialized city for materials, parts, and equipment."

This is the midterm administrative policy announced by Lee Gwon-jae, mayor of Osan City, Gyeonggi Province, who has passed the halfway point of the 8th term of the local government.

Lee Gwon-jae, Mayor of Osan City, is explaining the direction of the city's administration for the second half of his term at a press conference marking the 2nd anniversary of his inauguration in the 8th local government.
[Photo by Osan City]

Since taking office, Mayor Lee has achieved significant results over the past two years. The Segyo 3 District, which was once canceled as a designated district, was re-designated as a government public housing district in November last year, laying the foundation for the creation of a large-scale new town along with the existing Segyo 1 and 2 Districts.

The traffic congestion problem is also being resolved. Following the full opening of the Osan section of the Western Bypass Road in September last year, the underground passage at Osan City Hall, part of the Eastern Boulevard continuous project, was also opened. The Gyeongbu Line railroad crossing road, which blocked the eastern and western parts of Osan City, is scheduled to begin construction in October.

He also presented a transportation improvement plan to leap forward as a "500,000 self-sufficient connected city." To this end, Mayor Lee plans to actively promote ▲ the three-dimensionalization of Osan IC on the Gyeongbu Expressway ▲ the construction of a connecting road between the Semiconductor Expressway and Segyo District ▲ the stop of the Suwon-origin KTX at Osan Station ▲ the early start of the tram from Dongtan to Unamtteul to Osan Station ▲ and the extension of the Bundang Line to Osan University Station.

In particular, the establishment of Osan Urban Corporation, a key pledge of Mayor Lee, has been realized. The city recently completed the corporate registration and plans to officially launch the corporation early next year. Mayor Lee said, "The first project of Osan Urban Corporation will be the Unamtteul AI City urban development project," adding, "We will take a leading role in developing the underdeveloped old downtown and nurture it into a healthy urban corporation with profitability."

As a task for the second half of the term, the mayor also presented an active job creation plan through attracting companies. He plans to create a 300,000-pyeong-scale Techno Valley in the Gajang-dong area, where the research center of Applied Materials, a global semiconductor equipment company, will be established. Mayor Lee presented a blueprint saying, "We will create a large-scale high-tech industrial specialized complex by linking Techno Valley with the existing Sema, Gajang, and Jigot industrial complexes."

Another midterm administrative task emphasized by the mayor is the expansion of educational infrastructure to nurture future talents. Mayor Lee stressed, "We will spare no effort to support the nurturing of creative talents by linking coding education related to the 4th industrial revolution and the newly planned AI Meister High School."

Mayor Lee stated, "For the past two years, I have taken it upon myself to be Osan City's No. 1 salesman, running tirelessly anywhere including the National Assembly, central government ministries, and Gyeonggi Province," and added, "With the attitude of 'Ubo Cheonri'?steadily walking a thousand miles like an ox's pace?I will continue to walk steadfastly with the sole goal of city administration development."

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