Suwon Station Bypass Road Partially Opens in Late February

The Suwon Station bypass road, under construction to alleviate traffic congestion around Suwon Station and enhance connectivity between eastern and western residential areas, is scheduled for partial opening at the end of February.

With this temporary opening, traffic volume around Suwon Station, identified as a chronic traffic congestion area in the city, is expected to be dispersed, providing partial relief to urban traffic congestion.

The Suwon Station bypass road construction project, which broke ground in December 2001, is scheduled for partial opening at the end of February 2006 following the completion of the first section. The section from the Terminal intersection elevated highway to the Suwon Station bypass road (Route 42) will open, including the second section.

The temporarily opened extension sections consist of the first section (1.88km), second section (0.54km), and Terminal intersection elevated highway section (1.62km), totaling 4.04km for partial opening.

To date, a total project cost of 328.1 billion won has been invested in the Suwon Station bypass road construction. Major facilities include eight structures: the Seryu underground passage, Seryu Bridge, Seryu elevated roadway, Terminal elevated roadway, and intersections.

Accordingly, the city conducted an on-site inspection of the waterway box construction works related to the temporary opening of the Suwon Station bypass road on the 25th.

The on-site inspection was attended by Choi Chul-kyou, head of the Road Division, along with supervisory team leaders and field managers involved in the construction, and they directly inspected the entire Dongmal Stream waterway box section (length 1,613m).

Regarding this, Choi Chul-kyou, head of the Road Division, stated, "As traffic flowing in from Incheon and Balan bypasses directly toward Osan or Yeongdeung areas, there is an expected time-saving effect of approximately 8 minutes," and added, "The connectivity between eastern and western residential areas, which were separated by the Gyeongbu Railway line, is expected to expand further."