Pyeongtaek Begins Full-Scale Effort to Resolve Chronic Traffic Congestion on National Road 45 in Pungseong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The traffic environment on National Road 45, a chronic congestion zone in the Chupalli area of Pungseong-eup, Pyeongtaek, is expected to improve dramatically.

According to Pyeongtaek City on the 5th, the Pungseong-eup section of National Road 45 from Chupalli to Singungli is a chronically congested traffic area where residents have continuously complained about inconvenience. The Suwon District Land Management Office began the detailed design study for the Shingung Intersection Improvement Project on the 24th of last month.

The Shingung Intersection Improvement Project involves upgrading the existing incomplete grade-separated intersection (2-level) to a complete grade-separated intersection (4-level). Mayor Jung Jang-sun continuously promoted the project proposal through direct meetings with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the project was confirmed in the "6th Phase National Road Facility Improvement Master Plan" in December 2019.

The Suwon District Land Management Office plans to complete the detailed design in January of next year and complete construction by 2024 after completing administrative procedures and compensation negotiations.

The expansion project on National Road 45 from Chupalli to Singungli is also set to be promoted in full.

The National Road 45 expansion project will widen approximately 1.5 km from the Chupalli Industrial Complex intersection to the Shingung Intersection from the existing 4 lanes to 6 lanes. It was proposed to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's "5th Five-Year National Road Plan" and confirmed as a target project in January 2020.

The National Road 45 expansion with a project budget of less than 50 billion won is an exempted project from the Ministry of Economy and Finance's preliminary feasibility study, and regardless of the feasibility study, it is scheduled to receive confirmed announcement in June.

A city official stated, "Through the Shingung Intersection Improvement Project and the National Road 45 expansion project, the severe traffic congestion on National Road 45 is expected to be resolved, which will greatly contribute to providing traffic convenience for local residents," and added, "We will continue to coordinate with related agencies to ensure smooth project implementation."