Uiwang Mayor Kim Sung-je Discusses Key Issues with Transport Minister Won Hee-ryong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Uiwang Mayor Kim Sung-je visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 26th and held talks with Minister Won Hee-ryong, proposing six key agenda items.

The agenda items proposed on that day included △support for construction costs and development of an integrated transfer center for GTX-C Uiwang Station in the Uiwang-Gunpo-Ansan new city △support for establishing a wide-area railway network in Uiwang City △support for improving citizen participation-type urban development project systems △partial revision of "guidelines for restoration and maintenance projects in Greenbelt damage areas" △partial changes to the district plan for restoration projects in damaged areas of Gocheon public land △changes to rental housing supply types in the Uiwang Baekyun Valley urban development project, totaling six items.

At this meeting, Mayor Kim Sung-je emphasized, "As passenger volume and traffic increase due to development projects around Uiwang Station, including the Uiwang-Gunpo-Ansan new city development, construction costs for GTX-C Uiwang Station stops and integrated transfer center development costs need to be reflected in the wide-area traffic improvement measures for the three cities of Uiwang, Gunpo, and Ansan."

He also proposed early construction of the Wirye-Gwacheon Line extension to Uiwang Station, the Dongtan-Indeokwon Line, and the double-track electrification of the Gyeonggang Line (Wolgoat-Pangyo) for systematic railway network development, and suggested improvements to related systems for promoting citizen participation-type urban development projects and expanding target areas for Greenbelt damage restoration projects to address long-pending urban planning facilities.

In addition, he proposed district plan changes excluding neighborhood commercial facilities in the area for smooth implementation of the Gocheon damage restoration project, while actively requesting changes to rental housing supply types in the Baekyun Valley urban development project to resolve long-term unsold units.

Mayor Kim Sung-je said, "To resolve citizen inconveniences and promote urban development in Uiwang, prompt resolution of major issues is necessary," adding, "I request the active interest and support of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in the future."

In response, Minister Won Hee-ryong said, "We will thoroughly review key issues in Uiwang through related departments and provide active support."