Yongin City Completes Bicycle Path Connection Project Across from Mir Stadium

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Yongin City announced on the 24th that it has completed a bicycle path connection project in a 130-meter section in the area of Lot 493-2, Samga-dong, Cheouin-gu, across from Mir Stadium.

Previously, the section between Samga-dong Pungnim Apartment intersection and Samga-dong entrance intersection had only vehicular lanes, requiring pedestrians and bicycle users to cross a major road twice without pedestrian signals, raising safety concerns.

In response, the city created a 3-meter-wide shared road for both pedestrians and bicycle users to protect pedestrians and connect bicycle routes.

Going forward, residents can utilize the wide-area bicycle path network (23 km) that connects Dongbaek in Giheung-gu through Gyeongan Stream to nearby Gwangju City.

Meanwhile, the city connected a 2-km disconnected section of the Gyeongan Stream bicycle path in October, linking Haekok-dong in Cheouin-gu to Mohyeon-eup, and this month installed a bicycle path in the Jung 1-73 section, completing a bicycle path network connecting Singal Stream and Tancheon.

Next year, the city plans to complete a 6.7-km bicycle path along the stream from Giheung Lake Park to Dongbaek and will supplement convenience facilities such as establishing rest areas for bicycles around Yangji Stream.

Mayor Baek Kun-gi stated, "We hope that the connected bicycle paths will allow citizens to use them more conveniently and safely," and added, "In preparation for the post-COVID era, we will continue to secure infrastructure that allows citizens to enjoy leisure activities."