Gurye Osan Cable Car Conditionally Approved by Jeonnam Provincial Urban Planning Review

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The Osan Cable Car installation project underway in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, has passed an important administrative milestone.

According to Gurye-gun on the 13th, the Osan Cable Car project was conditionally approved on October 31st by the Jeollanam-do Urban Planning Committee during the review of the 'County Management Plan (Land Use Zone, Track) Decision (Change)'.

This decision is significant as it marks a major hurdle overcome for the Osan Cable Car installation project, which is a core part of the Osan area tourism project, allowing the project to accelerate further.

Gurye-gun is promoting the Osan area tourism project as a key initiative to revitalize stay-type tourism, offering views of the beautiful natural scenery around Osan and the Seomjin River.

In particular, the Osan Cable Car project gained momentum starting with the signing of an implementation agreement with Daewon Plus Group in March 2022. After obtaining the county council's consent for the agreement in July of the same year, Gurye-gun held two community briefings in November 2022 and April 2023.

Subsequently, in October 2023, the plan decision was applied for to Jeollanam-do, and consultations with related agencies were completed by September this year.

During this review, the Jeollanam-do Urban Planning Committee set conditions such as dispersing visitor routes to resolve congestion issues on trails caused by concentrated tourist traffic.

Gurye-gun plans to prepare an action plan reflecting the conditions proposed by the Urban Planning Committee and submit it to Jeollanam-do within this month. Following this, the county management plan decision (change) will be announced, and preparations for full-scale construction will begin.

Gurye-gun aims to start construction by December 2025 after completing procedures such as approval of the implementation plan and track business permits. The county’s first cable car is expected to be operational by the first half of 2027.

The Osan Cable Car is expected to maximize Gurye-gun’s tourism resources by connecting the region’s representative tourist attractions and contribute to revitalizing the local economy.

Once operational, the cable car will greatly improve accessibility for tourists visiting Osan, allowing them to experience the beautiful scenery of the Seomjin River area in a new way.

County Governor Kim Sun-ho said, “The Osan Cable Car will be a groundbreaking turning point for our county’s tourism industry,” adding, “We will continue to expand related infrastructure to maximize tourist satisfaction.”

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