Kim Donggeun Promises Line 8 Extension and Early GTX Opening: "I Will Give Back 30 Minutes of Commuting Time"

Kim Donggeun, Uijeongbu Mayoral Candidate, Announces Transportation Innovation Pledges

Unveiling the "Four Major Strategies and 22 Tasks for Uijeongbu Transportation Innovation"

Timely Establishment of Metropolitan Rail Networks Including GTX-C, Line 8 Extension, and Double-Tracking of Line 7

"Breaking Free from the Bedtown Structure, Leaping Forward as the Transportation Hub of Northern Gyeonggi"

Comprehensive Reform of Daily Transportation: Buses, Roads, Parking, and Signal Systems

"Changing transportation is not just about widening roads. It is about giving back precious time to citizens and transforming the future of our city. I will make Uijeongbu not a city dependent on Seoul, but a self-sustaining central city in northern Gyeonggi Province."

Kim Donggeun, Mayor of Uijeongbu, held a press conference at the Uijeongbu City Hall press room on the 7th, announcing the pledge of the "Uijeongbu Transportation Innovation: 4 Major Strategies and 22 Tasks" to comprehensively reform railroads, buses, roads, and daily transportation. Photo by Lee Jonggu

Kim Donggeun, candidate for mayor of Uijeongbu from the People Power Party, emphasized this point as he presented a blueprint to solve Uijeongbu’s chronic transportation issues and elevate it into a self-sustaining city.

On the morning of May 7, Candidate Kim held a press conference at the Uijeongbu City Hall press room, officially announcing the "Uijeongbu Transportation Innovation 4 Major Strategies and 22 Tasks," which involves a comprehensive reform of railroads, buses, roads, and daily transportation.

On this day, Candidate Kim sharply diagnosed the current transportation situation in Uijeongbu. He pointed out, "Currently, 200,000 Uijeongbu citizens use public transportation every day, but 28% of them still commute to places like Seoul, leaving the city in a 'bedtown' structure. During the development of new towns, metropolitan transportation networks were not established in a timely manner, so citizens have fully endured traffic congestion."

He added, "Uijeongbu has long remained a bedtown, and even during the development of new towns such as Minrak and Gosan, the establishment of metropolitan transportation networks was insufficient. As a result, citizens have had to endure long commuting hours and traffic congestion, while the lack of transportation infrastructure had to be belatedly supplemented with local government finances, leading to a vicious cycle."

Donggeun Kim, Mayor of Uijeongbu, held a press conference in the press room of Uijeongbu City Hall on the 7th, announcing the pledge of the "Uijeongbu Transportation Innovation 4 Major Strategies and 22 Tasks," which completely reorganizes railroads, buses, roads, and daily transportation. Photo by Jonggu Lee

As the major transportation achievements of the 8th popularly elected administration, Kim Donggeun cited the following: securing the groundbreaking of the GTX-C line, laying the groundwork for extending Subway Line 8 to Uijeongbu, pursuing the double-tracking of Line 7, launching new metropolitan bus lines and increasing the number of buses, and securing 14.6 billion won for the construction of a light rail station in the Legal Town area.

In the daily transportation sector, he highlighted achievements such as reorganizing bus routes and introducing public buses, operating student-only school buses, opening the CRC connecting road, improving the traffic signal system, expanding public parking lots, and sharing private parking lots with the public.

Candidate Kim Donggeun emphasized, "If the past four years were spent laying the foundation for solving Uijeongbu's transportation problems, the next four years will be the time to complete transportation innovation that citizens can truly feel."

He presented the transportation vision for the 9th popularly elected administration as "Uijeongbu, the transportation hub of northern Gyeonggi Province," and announced four major strategies and 22 core tasks encompassing rail, bus, road, and daily transportation.

Donggeun Kim, Mayor of Uijeongbu, held a press conference at the Uijeongbu City Hall press room on the 7th, announcing the pledge of the 'Uijeongbu Transportation Innovation 4 Major Strategies and 22 Tasks,' which comprehensively reorganizes railroads, buses, roads, and daily transportation. Photo by Jonggu Lee

Firstly, in the rail sector, he pledged to push for extending Subway Line 8 to Uijeongbu Station, accelerating the opening of the GTX-C line, double-tracking Subway Line 7, extending the SRT, establishing a metropolitan transfer center, and building a new Ganeung Station on the Gyoe Line.

In the bus sector, he promised to expand metropolitan buses by region, fully expand student-only school buses, introduce a Uijeongbu city circulator bus, operate customized shared commuter buses, and strengthen mobility support for transportation-vulnerable groups.

For the road network, he explained plans to expand Songchu-gil on National Road No. 39, pursue the construction of a connecting road between Gosan and Minrak, open a new road in front of Youngseok High School from Yonghyeon Industrial Complex, build the Surak Tunnel connecting Jangam, Gosan, and Minrak, and establish a new Hoeryong Interchange to resolve chronic traffic congestion areas.

In the daily transportation sector, he pledged to expand public parking lots by 15, increase the sharing of public and private parking lots, improve parking culture, and enhance the traffic signal system with AI-based technology to alleviate daily transportation inconveniences for citizens.

Future Railway Network Construction Plan of Uijeongbu City (Draft). Provided by Candidate Kim Donggeun

Candidate Kim Donggeun stated, "I will transform Uijeongbu into a city that grows on its own, no longer dependent on Seoul. By reducing citizens’ commuting time by 30 minutes, I will improve quality of life and complete the vision of Uijeongbu as the central city of northern Gyeonggi Province."

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