Yeosu City Begins Service to Develop Strategic Response Plan for Undersea Tunnel Construction

Analysis of Ripple Effects from Connecting the Yeongho-Nam Living Zones

Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Jung Kimyung) announced that on the 19th, a kick-off briefing session for the 'Establishment of Development Strategies in Response to the Yeosu-Namhae Undersea Tunnel Construction' research project was held at the public health center conference room.

According to the city, this research project is being carried out over a 10-month period from February to December this year to analyze the ripple effects of connecting the Yeongho-Nam living zones through the Yeosu-Namhae Undersea Tunnel construction and to establish corresponding development strategies for Yeosu City.

Yeosu City held a kickoff briefing for the "Yeosu-Namhae Undersea Tunnel Construction Response Development Strategy Establishment Project" on the 19th at the public health center conference room. Photo by Yeosu City

The meeting was presided over by Na Byungon, Director of Planning and Economy at Yeosu City, and was attended by more than 30 people, including the expert advisory committee and department heads of the Yeosu-Namhae Undersea Tunnel Response Task Force (TF).

The participants analyzed the internal and external status of Yeosu City and Namhae County based on previous research results, shared key policies and implications, and discussed the potential for the Yeosu-Namhae Undersea Tunnel to become a tourism resource as well as its impacts and development plans.

Na Byungon, Director of Planning and Economy at Yeosu City, stated, "A clear direction is needed to achieve positive outcomes from the opening of the undersea tunnel," and added, "We will thoroughly analyze the social and economic ripple effects on Yeosu City, establish strategies, and grow into the central city of the southern coast and Namjung region."

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