Yeonmu-dong Urban Regeneration Project Area to Become a Neighborhood Without Power Poles

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Tangled electrical lines in the Yeonmu-dong urban regeneration new deal project area will be moved underground, and power poles will be removed.

The Suwon City announced on the 4th that it has been selected for the '2022 Green New Deal and Local Government-Requested Underground Power Line Project' led by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), and will invest 4.8 billion won (2.4 billion won in city funds and 2.4 billion won from KEPCO and telecommunications companies) to proceed with the underground power line project by December.

The project will be carried out in approximately 1.4km section along Suwon Stream Road, the target area for the Yeonmu-dong urban regeneration new deal project (spanning four sections including from Gwanggyo Plaza Apartment to East-West Care Hospital).

Accordingly, electrical lines and communication cables installed in the target section will be moved underground, and power poles will be removed to improve the pedestrian environment.

The city plans to sign a business agreement with Korea Electric Power Corporation next month to advance the project and complete it by December.

Meanwhile, the 'Yeonmu-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal Project' is a four-year initiative from 2020 to 2023 targeting an area of 97,487㎡ around Yeonmu-dong 257-17, which aims to renovate deteriorated road facilities and alleys and improve residential environments to revitalize the declining neighborhood.

The city is promoting the project after Yeonmu-dong was selected as a target site for the Urban Regeneration New Deal public contest led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2019. The city is investing a total of 18.3 billion won, including 11 billion won in national funds, 2.2 billion won in provincial funds, and 5.1 billion won in city funds, to implement 'residential support type (creation of village hub spaces and residential environment improvement)' and 'smart city type (provision of smart services and infrastructure construction within hub spaces)' projects.