"Joint Fish Market Area Now Wide Open"... Full Expansion of Busan Chungmudaero Completed

2.3 km Expanded from Four to Seven Lanes
Official Opening at Midnight on October 1

Busan City has completed a long-standing urban planning facility project that had been delayed for 23 years.

On September 29, Busan City (Mayor Park Hyungjoon) announced that it held a completion ceremony for the "Joint Fish Market Access Road (Chungmudaero) Expansion Project" in the Chungmudaero area of Seo-gu in the morning, and that the road will officially open at midnight on October 1.

Approximately 300 people, including Mayor Park Hyungjoon, National Assembly members, the chairman of the Busan Metropolitan Council, the head of Seo-gu District, and local residents, attended the ceremony.

This project involved expanding a 740-meter section of road between the Busan Joint Fish Market and Daelim Beach Town, with a total municipal budget of 79.2 billion won invested. After being selected as a land reserve project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2019, Busan City signed an agreement with Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH), adjusted the project budget, and began construction in September 2021, completing it on the 24th of last month. The entire 2.3-kilometer section of Chungmudaero (from Chungmu Intersection to Nambumin-dong Daelim Beach Town) was expanded from four lanes to seven lanes in both directions.

Busan City expects that the expanded road will resolve chronic congestion in the section between Chungmu Intersection and Daelim Beach Town and strengthen the function of the main arterial road in western Busan, contributing to balanced regional development. The expansion of transportation infrastructure, in connection with Namhang Bridge and Cheonma Tunnel, is expected to create synergy with the ongoing modernization project of the Joint Fish Market. The expanded Chungmudaero will become a core axis for the logistics industry connecting Busan Port, Namhang Bridge, and Busan New Port, and will serve as a central transportation hub for western Busan.

Mayor Park Hyungjoon stated, "We have now completed a project that began in 2003 and has continued for over 20 years," and added, "We will spare no effort to provide the necessary support in various fields such as transportation, distribution, culture, and environment, so that citizens can be fully satisfied."

The expanded Chungmudaero road leading to the joint fish market.

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