Gyeonggi-do's 'West and East SOC Grand Development Plan' Relay Meetings with 14 Cities and Counties

Gyeonggi Province will hold on-site meetings in 14 cities and counties within the province from the 23rd of this month to the 22nd of next month to gather opinions related to the ‘Gyeonggi Western and Eastern SOC Grand Development Plan’ announced last February.

The meetings will be held with the attendance of the first and second deputy governors of Gyeonggi Province, relevant department heads, mayors and county governors, vice mayors and vice governors of cities and counties, Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly members, and public institution officials.

The Gyeonggi Western and Eastern SOC Grand Development Plan includes ▲development of six road routes and nine railway lines in the western region such as Hwaseong Seosin~Hyangnam connecting road and Ansan (Daebudo)~Hwaseong (Songsan) connecting road ▲development of 18 road routes and 13 railway lines in the eastern region such as Gapyeong (Cheongpyeong)~Seorak expressway and Seongnam~Gwangju expressway, as well as various regulatory improvements and bicycle paths.

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According to Gyeonggi Province, SOC investment amounts to 14 trillion KRW in the west, 34 trillion KRW in the east, and 44 trillion KRW in the north, totaling 92 trillion KRW. Additionally, 18 trillion KRW will be invested in development projects to enhance the effects of the grand development.

Gyeonggi Province has formed a consultative body with the province, cities and counties, and related organizations to build consensus on the SOC grand development. It is also promoting additional project discoveries such as the Han River Estuary maintenance plan, establishing a private development support center to encourage private investors’ participation in development projects, conducting a basic plan study for balanced development (self-conducted), and commissioning a research project (GH) to establish grand development promotion measures.

Lee Gye-sam, Director of the Urban Housing Office of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Through this relay meeting, we will enhance the practicality and completeness of the SOC grand development plan, and increase the feasibility by linking not only the Gyeonggi Western and Eastern SOC grand development plan but also the Northern SOC grand development and the Gyeonggi-Chungnam Bay Valley win-win cooperation as a grand development plan to maximize synergy effects."

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