Gwangju City Holds Progress Report Meeting on Unfinished Campaign Promises of the 8th Elected Administration

On the 8th, Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province held the ‘Report Meeting on the Progress of Unfinished Pledge Projects in the 8th Elected Term’ at the City Hall Vision Hall to check the smooth progress of pledge projects.

Gwangju City is holding the '8th Term Unfinished Pledge Project Progress Report Meeting' on the 8th at the City Hall Vision Hall to check the smooth progress of pledge projects. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

Presided over by Mayor Bang Se-hwan, about 40 people including heads of departments and divisions responsible for ongoing pledge projects attended the meeting, which was conducted by reviewing the progress of the pledges, analyzing issues of the ‘unfinished pledges,’ and seeking effective countermeasures to increase the pledge fulfillment rate.

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the pledge projects of the 8th elected term have completed 48 out of 89 projects across five major sectors, with 41 projects currently underway.

Major completed projects include ▲restructuring of Gwangju City bus route system ▲completion of road construction in front of Choechonmal and Ssangryeong 2-tong village halls ▲attracting the ‘World Gwanak Conference’ to Gwangju City ▲construction of the Gwangju City Lifelong Learning Center for three generations ▲and promotion of the Gyeongan 2 District urban development project.

Projects classified as ‘in progress’ such as ▲construction of the Global Library ▲outdoor performance hall and cultural facilities at Jungdae Mulbit Park ▲activation of the Living Culture Center operation ▲and completion of Gwangju Sports Complex (Yangbeol) are also being steadily promoted according to project plans, with completion scheduled by the first half of next year, marking the end of the 8th elected term.

Gwangju City also plans to steadily advance large-scale and long-term road and railway SOC projects, including ▲the new Pangyo~Opo (Sinhyeon·Neungpyeong) line ▲extension of the Gyeonggang Line (Gwangju~Yongin)/new Taejeon Gosan Station ▲and completion of the expansion and paving work of Local Road No. 338 (Section 2), by securing national and provincial budgets and coordinating with related agencies through various measures.

Mayor Bang Se-hwan stated, “The journey of the 8th elected term has now reached its latter half. Although there are some regrets that we could have done better, from now on, we will focus on fulfilling our promises to the citizens and accelerate efforts on various pending issues.”

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