Gyeonggi Province Secures Additional 1.867 Billion Won in National Funding for Hazardous Road Structural Improvements

Gyeonggi Province has secured an additional 1.867 billion won in national funding for hazardous road structural improvement projects this year, providing momentum for project implementation.

According to the provincial government on the 19th, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Phase 2 (2014-2023) Hazardous Road Structural Improvement Mid- and Long-Term Plan' announced in 2014 reflects 25 road sections spanning 26.74 kilometers across the province.

In accordance with this plan, the province completed improvement work on 2 sections totaling 1.3 kilometers, including the Guijeon-ri section in Tongjin-eup, Gimpo-si, by 2016, and is currently actively pursuing compensation and construction on 7 sections totaling 9.54 kilometers, including the Changmal Pass section in Dongducheon.

The province originally secured 1.659 billion won in national funding as the structural improvement project budget needed this year, but it was anticipated that this amount alone would present significant difficulties in smoothly carrying out construction and compensation work.

Accordingly, the province proposed securing additional national funding to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which accepted the request and secured an additional 1.867 billion won during the 2017 National Assembly 'Budget and Accounts Committee' deliberations, bringing the total national funding secured to 3.526 billion won.

Based on this national funding acquisition, the province plans to complete construction on the Wolsan Reservoir section in Yangpyeong this year and continue construction work on the Seokjeong-ri section in Pyeongtaek and the Changmal Pass section in Dongducheon.

Additionally, compensation work will proceed on the Dongsin-ri section in Anseong, and construction will commence on the Hyangnim-Ssangji section in Anseong and the Eundae-ri section in Yeoncheon with the newly secured national funding reflected in the Gyeonggi Province supplementary budget.

Lim Chang-won, director of the Province's Road Management Division, stated, "Gyeonggi Province plans to make greater efforts to continuously expand projects on hazardous road sections such as steep grades and sharp curves on provincial roads, ensuring traffic safety and a pleasant driving environment for road users."