Gyeonggi-do Requests Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Reduce Toll Fees on Guri-Pocheon Route

Visit to Seoul Regional Land Management Office
Proposal for Inclusion in the '6th National and Local Road Construction Plan'

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that it requested the Seoul Regional Land Management Office to include a maximum of 69 Gyeonggi Province proposed projects and to reduce toll fees on the Guri~Pocheon Private Highway in the ‘6th National and Local Road Construction Plan (2026~2030)’ on the 12th.

Gyeonggi Province proposed the inclusion of a maximum of 69 Gyeonggi projects in the 6th National Road and Local Road Construction Plan by the Seoul Regional Land Management Office on the 12th, as well as the reduction of toll fees on the Guri-Pocheon Private Highway. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

The visit to the Seoul Regional Land Management Office was attended by six people, including Kang Seong-seup, Director of Construction Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, Park Guk-jun, Director of Road Management Bureau of Seoul Regional Land Management Office, and other officials.

The 6th National and Local Road Construction Plan, established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, is an important plan that sets construction plans for national and local roads from 2026 to 2030. Currently, the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements is identifying and reviewing construction plan demands through a service project, and after a comprehensive preliminary feasibility study by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the construction plan will be finalized by the end of next year.

Gyeonggi Province explained the necessity of 69 projects selected by gathering opinions from each city and county and considering road environment, vehicle flow, and regional development by route, and requested maximum inclusion.

In addition, to guarantee the basic transportation rights of residents in the northern Gyeonggi area, who are marginalized and suffer due to overlapping regulations in the metropolitan and border areas, the province requested a toll reduction on the Guri~Pocheon Private Highway.

The Guri~Pocheon Private Highway, which will lead the development of northeastern Gyeonggi, is a 50.6 km long, 4 to 6 lanes highway connecting Topyeong-dong in Guri City, Sinbuk-myeon in Pocheon City, and Bongyang-dong in Yangju City. It was opened on June 30, 2017, and is managed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

With the opening of the Guri~Pocheon Highway, the travel time between Seoul and Pocheon, Yangju, which previously took 1 hour and 30 minutes, has been reduced to within 1 hour, contributing to the balanced development of commuters and the local economy.

However, when using the longest section (Namguri IC~Sinbuk IC), a toll fee of 3,600 KRW is currently charged, which is about 1.15 times higher than that of the Korea Expressway Corporation. Therefore, the province requested a toll reduction to reduce the economic burden on highway users as much as possible.

Gyeonggi Province plans to continuously cooperate closely with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Seoul Regional Land Management Office to ensure that the province’s opinions on the inclusion of national and local road construction plans and toll reductions are reflected as much as possible.

Kang Seong-seup, Director of Construction Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, said, “The active inclusion of national and local road projects and the toll reduction on the Guri~Pocheon Highway are essential for improving the transportation rights of Gyeonggi residents,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to alleviate residents’ inconveniences and improve local transportation conditions through close consultations with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.”

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