2.3km Section Connecting Maesan in Yongin and Chuja Intersection in Gwangju Completed... Opens on the 25th

The 2.3-kilometer section connecting Maesan-ri in Mohyeon-eup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin City and Chuja-dong in Gwangju City will open to traffic at 12:00 p.m. on September 25.

Gyeonggi Province announced that the two-lane widening and expansion construction at Maesan Intersection in Maesan-ri, Yongin, and Chuja Roundabout in Chuja-dong, Gwangju, which was carried out as part of the 'Provincial Road No. 321 Maesan-Il-san Road Widening and Expansion Project,' has been completed.

This project, which focused on improving the poor road alignment and gradient, as well as widening the narrow and accident-prone shoulders, had a total project cost of 58.7 billion won.

Location map of the widening and expansion construction sections at Maesan Intersection in Yongin and Chuja Roundabout in Gwangju

Construction began in March 2021 and was completed after four years. Major facilities include two bridges (Maesan Bridge and Chuja Bridge), seven at-grade intersections, and one roundabout.

Gyeonggi Province expects that the opening of this section will help reduce the risk of traffic accidents, improve interregional accessibility, and increase transportation benefits between Maesan-ri in Yongin and Chuja-dong in Gwangju.

Yoo Byungsoo, Director of Road Construction at Gyeonggi Province, projected, "The opening of the Maesan-Il-san section of Provincial Road No. 321 will not only resolve transportation inconveniences between Mohyeon-eup in Yongin and Chuja-dong in Gwangju, but also play an important role in revitalizing the local economy."

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