Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon Proposes Policy to Strengthen Competitiveness of Pyeongtaek Port

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-seon proposed government support for mid-to-long-term development plans to strengthen the competitiveness of Pyeongtaek Port through the ’First Mediterranean Project (Incheon and Gyeonggi) Consultative Meeting‘ held online on the 19th, chaired by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

The Mediterranean Project means “Regions and the central government united heading to the sea.”

The consultative meeting was attended by nine municipal chiefs from Incheon and Gyeonggi Province in the West Coast region and conducted as a non-face-to-face video conference chaired by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, discussing various policies identified from each municipality's field of work.

Mayor Jung stated, “It is necessary to establish a marine and port culture center that enables promotion, experience, and related education of Pyeongtaek Port,” and requested that the government pursue this with state finances at the national level.

He also proposed that the central government create conditions for Pyeongtaek Port development by reflecting a marine ecological park forest project covering 500,000 pyeong of hinterland to reduce fine dust around Pyeongtaek Port in the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Fourth Comprehensive Plan for Port Hinterland Development.

Additionally, he requested that the government develop the pending Port Hinterland Phase 2-2 (Category 1) with state finances at an early stage and expand National Route 38, which is adjacent to the port, from four lanes to six lanes.

Meanwhile, Mayor Jung said, “At the consultative meeting, I proposed practical policies to strengthen the competitiveness of Pyeongtaek Port,” and added, “With active government support for these measures, I will make every effort to transform Pyeongtaek Port into a multifunctional comprehensive hub port in Northeast Asia.”