Yongin City Completes Road Improvement from Gogi Bridge to Gogi Elementary School Back Gate

Lane Expansion and Sidewalk Improvements Enhance Travel Conditions
Mayor Lee Sangil: "Proactively Addressing Residents' Inconvenience"

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on December 10 that it has completed and opened the road improvement project connecting Gogi Bridge to the back gate of Gogi Elementary School in Gogi-dong, Suji-gu, ahead of the reconstruction of Gogi Bridge.

The road between Gogi Bridge and the back gate of Gogi Elementary School, where Yongin City expanded the lanes and renovated the sidewalk to alleviate residents' traffic inconvenience ahead of the reconstruction of Gogi Bridge. Provided by Yongin City

This project involved expanding one lane and improving the sidewalks along a 74-meter section of the road in the Gogi-dong 164 area, where vehicles had experienced difficulties traveling within the section slated for the Gogi Bridge reconstruction project.

To alleviate inconvenience for residents, the city decided to improve this section first, ahead of the Gogi Bridge reconstruction. Construction began last month, and the road was opened on December 9.

Meanwhile, the city is in the final stages of administrative procedures to prepare for compensation related to the Gogi Bridge reconstruction. The city plans to begin reconstruction of Gogi Bridge in the first half of next year and complete it by the end of 2027.

Built in 2003, Gogi Bridge is a two-lane bridge, 25 meters long and 8 meters wide, connecting Gogi-dong in Suji-gu, Yongin and Daejang-dong in Bundang-gu, Seongnam. Due to prolonged traffic congestion causing inconvenience for residents, the city has been pursuing a project to expand the bridge to four lanes, making it 46.4 meters long and 20 meters wide.

To this end, Yongin Mayor Lee Sangil met with Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin in July 2022 and agreed to cooperate on improving traffic around Gogi Bridge. In September of the same year, Yongin City signed a business agreement with Gyeonggi Province and Seongnam City to improve traffic conditions in the Gogi Bridge area.

Mayor Lee stated, "We carried out this improvement project proactively to address the inconvenience residents have been experiencing ahead of the Gogi Bridge reconstruction," adding, "We expect that this will significantly improve travel conditions for residents."

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