Sangjin Shin Promises a "15-Minute Living Zone Throughout Seongnam"... Unveils Blueprint for Transportation Revolution

Sangjin Shin, Seongnam Mayoral Candidate
Announces Seongnam’s Super-Gap Transportation Revolution Project
Unveils Promises for New SRT Ori Station and Circular Road Network
“Densely Connecting Railways and Roads... Creating a Seongnam Without Traffic Jams”

Sangjin Shin, candidate for mayor of Seongnam from the People Power Party, has announced the “Seongnam City Transportation Revolution Completion Project,” focusing on eliminating subway blind spots and establishing a circular road network, promising to create a “Seongnam Without Traffic Jams.”

Sangjin Shin, Candidate for Mayor of Seongnam. Provided by Candidate Sangjin Shin

In his transportation pledges announced on May 20, Shin stated, “Transportation is the most important welfare directly linked to citizens’ daily lives and the future competitiveness of the city,” adding, “For the 9th popularly elected administration, I will complete a super-gap transportation revolution that will completely transform Seongnam’s transportation map.”

He explained that, during his 8th term as mayor, he worked to include the first phase of the Line 8 subway extension (Moran to Pangyo) in the preliminary feasibility study, promoted the preliminary feasibility study for the Wirye-Samdong Line, and pushed for the inclusion of the Southern Gyeonggi Metropolitan Railway (Jamsil–Suseo–Seongnam–Yongin–Suwon–Hwaseong) in the 5th National Rail Network Construction Plan.

Shin also said, “By expanding public transportation, such as introducing the new city bus No. 395 and extending the route of village bus No. 117, I have untangled and begun to resolve Seongnam’s major transportation issues that have been gridlocked,” expressing his ambition, “If re-elected as mayor in the 9th administration, I will complete the ‘super-gap transportation revolution’ that will completely transform Seongnam’s transportation landscape.”

In particular, Shin emphasized, “By completely resolving transportation-isolated areas and subway blind spots, I will definitively fulfill the long-held wish of citizens who have dreamed of a ‘railway station in front of their homes,’” presenting a plan to build a dense railway network that includes the new SRT Ori Station, Pangyo-dong Station, Dochon-Yatap Station, Seongnam City Hall Station, and Baekhyeon MICE Station.

This pledge also serves as a proactive transportation measure to address the expected increase in transportation demand resulting from the reconstruction of first-generation new towns and redevelopment of the old downtown. Shin proposed raising 500 billion won for railway construction funds and using public contributions generated during redevelopment and reconstruction to finance the plan.

Additionally, Shin unveiled a plan to establish a circular road network connecting the entire Seongnam area. He stated, “By completing Seongnam’s circular road network and achieving a ‘15-minute living zone,’ we will fundamentally resolve chronic congestion that has long separated the old city center, new towns, Bundang, Pangyo, and Wirye, and tightly connect the entire city like interlocking gears. Through the construction of this multidirectional composite circular road network, a one-stop living zone will emerge, where any destination in Seongnam can be reached within 15 minutes.”

Shin also added plans to “completely eliminate bottlenecks in chronic congestion areas, such as Pangyo, by securing bypass roads quickly and introducing a smart transportation system.”

Sangjin Shin stressed, “By adopting a pragmatic approach of opening high-economic-viability sections quickly and actively attracting private investment, we will save citizens’ valuable tax money and significantly reduce construction periods. With my proven ability to drive projects forward, I, Sangjin Shin, will deliver fast and definite results for Seongnam’s transportation revolution project, changing the city’s landscape.”

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