Outline of Eco-Friendly New Transport System 'Dongtan Urban Railroad (Tram)' Expected to Materialize by End of This Year
Suwon NewsPublished 2020.01.12 13:16
Administrative procedures underway for timely opening in 2027...Target Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport approval and notification in first half of next yearDongtan Urban Railroad to construct 32.25km spanning two sections: Banwol, Hwaseong to Osan/Byeongjeom Station to Dongtan 2 New Town
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] The outline of the 'Dongtan Urban Railroad (Tram) Project,' a long-cherished wish of residents in Dongtan, Hwaseong and Osan areas and a cornerstone for introducing new transport systems, is expected to materialize by the end of this year.
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it posted a bidding notice for the 'Dongtan Urban Railroad Feasibility Assessment and Basic Plan Development Project' through the Public Procurement Service on the 9th, formally launching administrative procedures for timely opening in 2027.
The 'Dongtan Urban Railroad (Tram) Project' is a project that will invest a total of 996.7 billion won to introduce 34 stations and trams across 32.35km spanning two sections: Banwol, Hwaseong to Osan (14.82km) and Byeongjeom Station to Dongtan 2 New Town (17.53km).
In particular, this project is part of the broad transportation improvement measures for the Dongtan (2) land development project in Hwaseong, and has attracted significant attention since the planning stage after deciding to introduce 'tram,' an eco-friendly new transport system, for the first time in the province.
The tram is a street car that operates on rail tracks on roads, and is known to have the advantages of both 'subway,' which has excellent punctuality, and 'bus,' which has excellent accessibility.
This basic plan project will proceed through competitive and international bidding methods, and is scheduled to commence around March of this year after going through procedures such as pre-qualification review for selecting qualified bidders and evaluation of technical proposals.
The Province plans to establish optimal facility and operation plans through this project so that residents of Dongtan and Osan areas in Hwaseong can use railroad services more conveniently.
The Province plans to establish optimal facility and operation plans through this project so that residents of Dongtan and Osan areas in Hwaseong can use railroad services more conveniently.
To this end, the province plans to carefully review alternative plans, technical considerations, transportation demand forecasts, and economic feasibility, and to actively gather opinions from experts and related organizations including Hwaseong City, Osan City, and LH.
Beginning with the project launch, the Province plans to prepare a basic plan (draft) by the end of this year through consultations with relevant organizations, and plans to apply for basic plan approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport around December of this year, with a target of confirming and notifying the basic plan in the first half of next year.
Hong Ji-seon, Director of the Railroad, Harbor and Logistics Bureau, stated, "Above all, the key is to establish a transportation system that residents are satisfied with and can use," and added, "We will make utmost efforts in preparing the basic plan so that we can set an example for subsequent projects and usher in a successful tram era."
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