Hwaseong City Secures 880.8 Billion Won in National Funding for Four Railway Projects Next Year

Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on December 11 that it has secured 880.8 billion won in major national funding for next year, an increase of 297 billion won compared to this year's 383.9 billion won.

The largest portion of the budget has been allocated to national railway projects, with 833.6 billion won dedicated to four railway line projects. The city explained that this represents an increase of nearly 60% compared to related project costs this year.

The included railway projects are: ▲ Indeogwon~Dongtan double-track railway (466.3 billion won), ▲ Shinansan Line double-track railway (235 billion won), ▲ Direct connection of Incheon KTX (114.3 billion won), and ▲ GTX-A Samsung~Dongtan (18 billion won).

In the environmental sector, a number of community-focused infrastructure projects have been included, such as ▲ maintenance of aging sewage pipelines in Jeongnam and Namyang areas (9.2 billion won), ▲ expansion of Dongtan 2 Water Quality Restoration Center (7.1 billion won), ▲ urban flood response for Baran and Sagang districts (4.2 billion won), and ▲ comprehensive maintenance for flood-prone areas in Hwanggye district (1.6 billion won).

In the marine and tourism sector, projects include ▲ maintenance of Gungpyeong Port as a national fishing port (1.7 billion won), ▲ revitalization of Songgyo Port fishing village (1.7 billion won), and ▲ coastal maintenance in Gungpyeong-ri (1 billion won).

In the cultural heritage sector, 2.7 billion won has been allocated for the construction of the Daewoongbojeon Dae-bang monks’ quarters and wall repairs at Yongjusa Temple.

The city particularly noted that, through supplementing project feasibility and cooperating with local National Assembly members during the National Assembly’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts review, it succeeded in securing additional funding: ▲ 10 billion won for the Indeogwon~Dongtan double-track railway project, ▲ 1.6 billion won for the GTX-A line, and ▲ 700 million won for comprehensive maintenance in the flood-prone Hwanggye district.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong, stated, "The national funding secured for next year will help lay the foundation for key areas such as transportation," adding, "We will make thorough preparations to ensure that projects essential for enhancing the city's competitiveness proceed without delay."

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