Bucheon's Sosa, Wonmi and Two Other Districts Designated as Urban Renewal Promotion Districts

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that three areas in Bucheon, including Sosa, will be designated as Urban Renewal Promotion Districts.

The Province held a Provincial Urban Renewal Committee meeting at the provincial office that day and approved Bucheon City's application for "Urban Renewal Promotion District Designation" to promote new town projects, passing it as originally proposed.

The three districts designated as Urban Renewal Promotion Districts are Sosa District (2,596㎢), Wonmi District (2,128㎢), and Gogang District (1,776㎢), totaling 6,500㎢.

The Province plans to issue a district decision notice early next week and complete the district designation procedure.

Gyeonggi Province and Bucheon City plan to establish an Urban Renewal Promotion Plan that includes measures for population and housing capacity, installation of educational, cultural, and welfare facilities, and plans for park and green space conservation following completion of the district designation.

New town project sites in the province include Bucheon and Gwangmyeong's Gwangmyeong (874,000㎡), Namyangju's Deokso (515,000㎡), Siheung's Eunhaeng (619,000㎡), Gunpo's Geumjeong (576,000㎡), Goyang's Wondang (1,300,000㎡), Uijeongbu's Geumui (1,080,000㎡), Guri's Sutak and Inchang (1,860,000㎡), and Anyang's Anyang (1,762,000㎡).