Paju City Takes Steps to Ease Munbal Interchange Traffic for a "Business-Friendly City"

Responding to Increased Logistics Activity in Publishing City and Sinchon Industrial Complex
Step-by-Step Implementation of Transportation Improvements

On September 9, the city of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, held a meeting with officials from the Paju Publishing Culture Information Industrial Complex (hereafter "Publishing City") and the Sinchon General Industrial Complex (hereafter "Sinchon Industrial Complex") to discuss transportation improvement measures for the Munbal Interchange (IC) and future plans.

Kim Kyungil, mayor of Paju, is taking a commemorative photo after holding a meeting with officials from Paju Publishing Culture Information Industrial Complex and Sinchon General Industrial Complex on the 9th. Photo by Paju City

The meeting was attended by Kim Kyungil, mayor of Paju, Jeong Byeongcheol, president of the Publishing City Resident Companies Association, Han Jeonghee, chairman of the Publishing City Business Cooperative, Shin Jangseop, chairman of the Traffic and Environmental Expansion Committee of the Publishing City Business Cooperative, Noh Youngil, chairman of Sinchon Industrial Complex, Cho Hyeonhaeng, director of Sinchon Industrial Complex, and about 10 other officials from Publishing City and Sinchon Industrial Complex.

Officials from Publishing City and Sinchon Industrial Complex have consistently requested improvements to the Munbal Interchange, citing severe traffic congestion during commuting hours and increased logistics movements due to the expansion of surrounding industries. In addition, at the "Mobile Mayor's Office" event held in Publishing City in October last year, they officially requested the construction of an entrance ramp toward Seoul at the Munbal Interchange on Jayu-ro.

Reflecting the companies' ongoing requests, the city conducted a feasibility study for transportation improvements around the Munbal Interchange and shared the results at this meeting.

First, the city plans to implement the first phase of the project in 2026, which includes expanding the exit lanes on Jayu-ro and conducting design work for the construction of a connecting road to Local Route 56. The improvement of the Munbalgyo Intersection roundabout, installation of a bridge connecting Publishing City and Sinchon Industrial Complex, and construction of a new entrance ramp toward Seoul at the Munbalgyo Intersection will be promoted sequentially, based on a comprehensive review of the results of the first phase and changes in traffic conditions.

Kim Kyungil, mayor of Paju, stated, "We will do our utmost to make Paju a business-friendly city," and emphasized, "We will steadily pursue not only the first phase of the project but also mid- and long-term transportation improvement initiatives."

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