Uiwang City Holds Expert Advisory Meeting on GTX-C Line Uiwang Station Stop

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Su-ji] On the 21st, Uiwang City held a consulting advisory meeting at the city hall video conference room regarding a preliminary feasibility study for the Uiwang Station stop on the Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX) C Line, which is being promoted by the government.

The meeting was attended by approximately 10 people including Mayor Kim Sang-don of Uiwang City, City Council Speaker Yoon Mi-geun, City Council Member Kim Hak-gi, professors and experts in railway and transportation fields, and related city officials. The key agenda items included a startup report and first survey results regarding the GTX-C Uiwang Station stop by the project implementing organization, Korea Consultants Inc.

Additionally, the necessity of the GTX-C Uiwang Station stop and methods to secure technical and economic feasibility, as well as project promotion directions, were discussed in depth with opinions from railway experts and citizen representatives who possess diverse research achievements and practical experience in the Metropolitan Express Railway field. Various alternative measures to secure promotion momentum were also presented.

Prior to this advisory meeting, the city submitted a 'proposal for the GTX-C Line Uiwang Station stop' including first survey results, local public opinion, and civil complaints to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Gyeonggi Province on the 17th. The city plans to complete first technical review and traffic demand forecasting by May, submit intermediate results on project feasibility to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and strongly demand that the Uiwang Station stop be reflected in the GTX-C Line basic design project scheduled to conclude in the second half of this year.

Mayor Kim Sang-don stated, "I hope that the consulting results from this advisory meeting will be conveyed as a reasonable proposal to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for the Uiwang Station stop on the GTX, which is the wish of Uiwang citizens," and added, "As a result, I am confident that it will play a significant role in resolving traffic congestion in transportation-underserved areas of the southern Seoul metropolitan area including Uiwang, Gunpo, and Suwon."