Jeong Myunggeun, Lim Byungtaek, and Cheon Youngmi: "Realizing the Sihwa Lake West Coast Megacity"... Joint Declaration for Future Vision

Hwaseong, Ansan, and Siheung Candidates Unveil Sihwa Lake Megacity Blueprint

"Creating an Economic Community of 2.3 Million Citizens"... Building a Metropolitan Economic Belt

"Sihwa Lake as the Growth Axis of Southwestern Seoul Metropolitan Area"... Joint Pledges from Three City Candidates

"With the overwhelming potential of 2.3 million citizens, we will realize the Sihwa Lake West Coast Megacity."

On the 20th, Jeong Myunggeun, the Democratic Party candidate for Mayor of Hwaseong, Cheon Yeongmi, the candidate for Mayor of Ansan, and Lim Byungtaek, the candidate for Mayor of Siheung, held the 'Joint Declaration Ceremony for the Future Vision of Sihwa Lake in Hwaseong, Ansan, and Siheung' at the Bandalseom Wharf in Ansan. Photo provided by candidate Jeong Myunggeun

Jeong Myunggeun, the Democratic Party candidate for Hwaseong mayor, Cheon Youngmi, the candidate for Ansan mayor, and Lim Byungtaek, the candidate for Siheung mayor, have presented a blueprint for joint development in the southwestern part of the Seoul metropolitan area, centered on Sihwa Lake, expressing their shared commitment to building a "West Coast Megacity."

On May 20, the three candidates held the "Hwaseong-Ansan-Siheung Sihwa Lake Future Vision Joint Declaration Ceremony" at the Bandalseom Dock in Ansan and announced a joint development strategy that includes building a wide-area transportation network, fostering high-tech industries, and creating a tourism belt.

This joint declaration outlines a plan to go beyond administrative boundaries centered on Sihwa Lake and pursue national projects together, aiming to establish a future economic, tourism, and industrial belt that the 2.3 million citizens can experience firsthand.

Based on the "Sihwa Lake Development Strategy Masterplan" established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Environment, the three candidates proposed five major joint pledges: ▲ Establishment of a wide-area transportation network ▲ Creation of a high-tech industrial belt ▲ Development of a marine and ecological tourism cluster ▲ Mixed-use development of the Daesong Complex ▲ Creation of a leading RE100 zone.

In the area of transportation, they pledged to strengthen connectivity in the southwestern Seoul metropolitan region by promoting the early construction of the Second Metropolitan Ring Expressway and expanding the Shinansan Line metropolitan railway network.

For industry, they announced plans to link Ansan's smart manufacturing sector, Siheung's national advanced bio-specialized complex, and Hwaseong's Songsan Green City Green Healthcare Complex to establish a future high-tech industry valley.

They also unveiled a plan to connect the waterfront mixed-use hub in Ansan Bandal Island, the marine leisure infrastructure in Siheung Turtle Island, and Hwaseong's international theme park and dinosaur egg fossil ecological experience site into a single tourism belt, transforming the entire Sihwa Lake area into a major stay-type tourism destination.

On the 20th, Jeong Myunggeun, the Democratic Party candidate for Hwaseong mayor, Cheon Yeongmi, the candidate for Ansan mayor, and Im Byeongtaek, the candidate for Siheung mayor, held the 'Hwaseong·Ansan·Siheung Sihwa Lake Future Vision Joint Declaration Ceremony' at the Bandalseom Wharf in Ansan. Photo by Jeong Myunggeun

Jeong Myunggeun and the other two candidates stated, "We will turn the government's masterplan into reality as quickly and accurately as possible," adding, "As one big team, we will develop Sihwa Lake's potential into a leading axis of growth for Korea."

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