Ganghwa-Gyeyang Expressway Construction Project Passes Budget Ministry Feasibility Review

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced on the 27th that the Ganghwa-Gyeyang Expressway construction project has passed the Ministry of Economy and Finance's preliminary feasibility study, marking the start of full-scale project implementation.

The project is a large-scale undertaking that will invest approximately 2.5 trillion won to connect 31.5 kilometers from Gapgot-ri in Ganghwa County to Sangya-dong in Gyeyang-gu.

The county stated that County Governor Yu Cheon-ho has been conducting hands-on administrative efforts. Since November 2018, he personally visited Minister of the Interior and Safety Kim Boo-gyeom, Budget Committee Chairman An Sang-soo, and former lawmaker Hong Chol-ho (Chairman of Kim Po City District B Party Committee), continuously explaining the necessity of the project. As a result, the county secured 500 million won in project funds for a preliminary basic plan study in December of the same year, which was exceptional.

The project will be promoted in earnest through basic and detailed design in 2021, and the travel time between Ganghwa and Seoul is expected to be reduced to within 30 minutes, significantly improving accessibility to Ganghwa County from the Seoul metropolitan area.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho said, "For the development of Ganghwa County, which has limited financial resources, it is imperative to secure the maximum amount of national treasury funds," and added, "We will continue to focus our efforts on securing national treasury funds."