Goseong County Mobilizes All Efforts to Secure 2026 National Funding... Protecting the Golden Time for Northern East Coast Development

Goseong County Mobilizes Efforts to Secure National Funding
for Four Major Projects Including Expressway and Deep Ocean Water Cluster

Goseong County in Gangwon Province (Governor Hahm Myungjun) visited the National Assembly and central government ministries (including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Environment) consecutively from November 24 to 25 to secure national funding and resolve issues related to local projects.

Hahm Myungjun, the governor of Goseong County, will visit the National Assembly and central government ministries (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Ministry of Environment, etc.) consecutively from the 24th to the 25th to secure national funding and resolve issues related to local projects. Provided by Goseong County, Gangwon Province

During this visit, Goseong County requested the government's active administrative and financial support to ensure the smooth progress of major pending projects, including: the construction of the Sokcho-Goseong Expressway (total project cost: 2.5377 trillion won), the establishment of a multipurpose deep ocean water intake facility (total project cost: 40 billion won), the construction of a deep ocean water wellness healing center (total project cost: 40 billion won), and the sewerage maintenance project for priority management areas (Hyeonnae-myeon and Toseong-myeon; total project cost: 26.7 billion won).

The Sokcho-Goseong Expressway is a core social overhead capital project that, upon completion, will significantly contribute to balanced national development and enhance national competitiveness by improving transportation accessibility in the northern East Coast region.

Goseong County proposed the inclusion of a new 1 billion won budget for the 2026 feasibility study to ensure the project can proceed quickly after passing the preliminary feasibility assessment.

The deep ocean water industry is rapidly expanding as a high value-added new growth engine, and demand for raw water supply is also surging due to the increase in new companies.

Goseong County emphasized the need to newly allocate 1.4 billion won in the 2026 budget for design services to establish a stable raw water supply system and to create a deep ocean water convergence cluster.

Currently, most marine healing centers in Korea are concentrated in the western and southern coastal regions, resulting in a significant lack of marine healing infrastructure on the East Coast.

To lead the East Coast marine tourism industry by utilizing Goseong County's established industrial base, deep ocean water resources, and healing infrastructure, the county requested the new allocation of 1.1 billion won in the 2026 budget for the construction of a deep ocean water wellness healing center.

The relevant areas are at constant risk of flooding due to insufficient stormwater conduit capacity during heavy rainfall and the increase in urban impervious surfaces. Goseong County requested the new allocation of 200 million won in the 2026 budget for design services to fundamentally address the causes of flooding and to systematically maintain the pipelines.

Governor Hahm Myungjun stated, "As these are essential core projects for resolving local issues and ensuring sustainable regional development, we will continue close communication and cooperation with the National Assembly and central ministries to have them reflected in next year's government budget," adding, "We will do our utmost to revitalize the local economy."

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