Pocheon City to Address Duplicate Charging of Private Highway Toll Fees
Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Younghyeon) held a kickoff briefing on the 15th for the "Study on Measures to Prevent Duplicate Charging of Toll Fees (Basic Fare) on Private Highways."
Pocheon City held a kickoff briefing on the 15th for the "Study on Measures to Prevent Duplicate Charges of Toll Fees (Basic Fare) on Private Highways." Provided by Pocheon City
View original imageThis study was selected in July as a project for the "2025 1st City and County Policy Research," organized by Gyeonggi Province, and will be conducted by the Gyeonggi Research Institute over a period of three months.
Pocheon is an area where two private highways, the Guri-Pocheon Expressway and the Pocheon-Hwado Expressway, intersect. As a result, citizens bear higher toll fees compared to users of public expressways. In particular, when using both routes in combination, the basic fare is charged twice, raising concerns about fairness.
The issue of toll fees on private highways has been under continuous discussion since the opening of the Guri-Pocheon Expressway in 2017, and it has become a direct financial burden for Pocheon citizens, who rely heavily on passenger cars. To address this, the city has repeatedly submitted proposals to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport through various channels, including the Council of Mayors and County Governors.
Through this policy research, Pocheon City aims to devise practical improvement measures and will actively propose and persuade relevant institutions, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
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Baek Younghyeon, Mayor of Pocheon, emphasized, "Citizens are shouldering the full burden of high toll fees on private highways in northern Gyeonggi Province. The excessive charges and duplicate billing compared to public expressways are not just an issue for Pocheon City, but a matter that requires institutional reform at the national level."
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