Uijeongbu City Holds Emergency Response Meeting for Light Rail Transit Project

The Uijeongbu City Light Rail Transit Crisis Response Task Force (headed by Vice Mayor Lee Seong-in) held an emergency response situation management meeting at 11 a.m. on the 13th in the central conference room.

The meeting established the structure of the Light Rail Transit Crisis Response Task Force with the Vice Mayor as head, the Director of Safety, Transportation and Construction and the Director of Autonomous Administration overseeing overall operations, and the Light Rail Transit Project Director as vice head, comprising an Overall Planning Team, Facilities Transfer Team, Operations Management Team, Financial Management Team, and Resident Public Relations Team. Duties were assigned accordingly.

The Overall Planning Team will oversee crisis response operations and establish operational plans including private outsourcing, and conduct task coordination with the government, Gyeonggi Province, and PIMAC. The Facilities Transfer Team will handle facility transfer and takeover procedures. The Operations Management Team will establish emergency management and operational plans. The Financial Management Team will pursue measures to secure financial resources for payments in case of contract termination. The Resident Public Relations Team will handle the preparation and distribution of press releases and conduct meetings with relevant parties.

The Light Rail Transit Crisis Response Task Force will hold daily status update meetings at 10 a.m., and on weekends and holidays at 2 p.m.

Lee Seong-in, head of the Light Rail Transit Crisis Response Task Force, stated, "We must establish and implement phased plans covering the background of light rail introduction, causes of bankruptcy, efforts for normalization, response measures following bankruptcy, and future implementation plans." He further urged, "All members of the Task Force should make every effort in pursuing follow-up operational measures in response to the light rail project operator's bankruptcy filing."