Gyeonggi Province Secures 91 Billion Won in National Funds for USFK Return Area Development Project
Suwon NewsPublished 2020.02.27 06:08
Ministry of Interior and Safety Announces "2020 Comprehensive Development Plan for Surrounding Areas of US Forces Korea Facilities"Total 1.1556 Trillion Won Investment Including 91 Billion Won in National Funds for 59 Projects Across 12 Cities and Counties in the Province
[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that it has secured a total of 91 billion won in national funds needed for 59 'US Forces Korea Return Area and Surrounding Region Development Projects' within the province this year.
This follows the recent announcement by the Ministry of Interior and Safety through the '2020 Comprehensive Development Plan for Surrounding Areas of US Forces Korea Facilities' that 110 projects nationwide will receive a total investment of 1.2926 trillion won this year, comprising 155.3 billion won in national funds and 163.9 billion won in local funds.
According to the plan, the province will invest a total of 1.1558 trillion won this year in 59 projects, consisting of 91 billion won in national funds, 91.4 billion won in local funds, and 973.4 billion won in private investment. The regions include 12 cities and counties: Uijeongbu, Paju, Dongducheon, Hanam, Hwaseong, Yangju, Yangpyeong, Pocheon, Hwaseong, Yeoncheon, Icheon, and Namyangju.
Specifically, a total of 24.4 billion won, including 5.9 billion won in national funds, will be invested for 'land acquisition costs' for two projects including Camp Essayons Sports Park in Uijeongbu and Camp Howze Park in Paju.
Additionally, for the 'surrounding area support' category including Yangju Doha-Deokdo road expansion, Paju Camp Howze road construction, Dongducheon bypass road construction, Pocheon Gomo IC-Songwoo road expansion, and Yangpyeong urban planning road (Jung 2-2) construction, 48 projects across 12 cities and counties will receive a total of 912.4 billion won, including 85 billion won in national funds.
Furthermore, plans have been established to invest a total of 219 billion won, including 17.3 billion won in local funds, in 9 projects across 5 cities and counties in the 'return area development' category, such as Camp Howze Park development in Paju and Kunia Air Range Maehyang-ri Peace Ecology Park development in Hwaseong.
With this plan announcement, the 'Uijeongbu Happiness Community Center Construction Project' for providing equal and high-quality welfare services is expected to be completed this year, and the newly added 'Uijeongbu Ho-won Jung~Western Road Junction Construction Project' is expected to ease traffic inconvenience in northern Gyeonggi Province.
Lim Soon-taek, Director of Balanced Regional Development, stated, "We plan to implement quarterly inspections going forward and make bold budget adjustments for underperforming projects to increase the execution rate and project implementation speed," and added, "We hope this will greatly help improve the quality of life for residents in the surrounding areas of return facilities who have made sacrifices for national security."
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