Gyeonggi Province Completes Office Relocation... New Era of Gwanggyo New Government Building Begins from the 30th

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province has completed its office relocation work spanning seven weeks and will begin full-scale operations at the Gwanggyo New Government Building from the 30th.

Accordingly, from the 30th, the Gwanggyo New Government Building becomes the official Gyeonggi Province Government Building.

Previously, the province implemented phased relocation by department every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for seven weeks starting from the 14th of last month to minimize administrative vacancies, and completed the relocation of all departments on the 29th.

The Gwanggyo Government Building is a structure with 4 basement levels and 25 above-ground floors with a total floor area of 16,337 square meters, located at 30 Docheongro, Youngtong-gu, Suwon (184 Uidae-dong) within Gyeonggi Convergence Town. Construction began in September 2017 with a budget of 478 billion won and was completed in November 2021.

The new building will house 21 divisions and offices, 88 departments, and approximately 2,500 employees.

For operational efficiency, departments belonging to each division and office are arranged on the same floor, and departments with high civil petition traffic such as the Open Civil Petition Division and Disability Welfare Division are placed on lower floors to accommodate visitor convenience.

In particular, citizen convenience facilities such as rest areas, open libraries, and public relations halls have been installed throughout the lower floors so residents visiting the provincial government can use them conveniently.

The Open Civil Petition Division, the most frequently visited section by residents, began operations at the first floor of the new building from the 18th.

Until the 27th, operations ran concurrently with the existing building, but with the relocation completed, it will operate only at the new building from the 30th.

The province has installed banners and signage from Gwanggyo Central Station to the new building's entrance for visitors, and plans to continue guidance and promotion regarding the new building to prevent residents from experiencing inconvenience.

When the Gyeonggi Convergence Town is completed in the future, various facilities such as the Gyeonggi Library, plaza, Gyeonggi Garden, and pedestrian mall that can be used by residents will be established, and the passage connecting to the Gwanggyo Central Station transfer center is scheduled for completion in 2024.

At the Gyeonggi Convergence Town spanning 115,287 square meters, aside from the Gyeonggi Province Government and Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly which have already moved in, the Gyeonggi Office of Education, Bank of Korea Gyeonggi Branch, Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation, and Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation are scheduled to move in additionally by 2024.

Oh Tae-seok, director of the Autonomous Administration Bureau, stated, "Gyeonggi Province is concluding the 55-year era of the Paldal Mountain Government Building and starting operations anew at the Gwanggyo New Government Building," and added, "Taking this office relocation as an opportunity, all Gyeonggi Province civil servants will return to our original mission and practice open administration to get closer to our residents."

Meanwhile, at the Suwon Paldal-gu Government Building, which served as the center of Gyeonggi Province administration for 55 years, the Gyeonggi Province Archives and Integrated Data Center will be established, and some departments including the Construction Headquarters and 17 centers established by the province plan to move in.

The Paldal-gu Government Building comprises 10 buildings with a total floor area of 54,074 square meters.