Suwon Terminal-Bihaengjang Intersection Traffic to Improve

Seventeen points in the province with congested traffic, including Suwon Terminal-Bihaengjang intersection, will be improved by year-end as priority projects.

According to Gyeonggi Province, based on a survey of major arterial roads in the province with speeds of 20 km/h or less, a total of 20 corridors were selected for traffic improvement projects. Design work has already begun on five of these corridors.

Gyeonggi Province plans to invest 73.3 billion won in improving the five corridors this year.

The five corridors span a total of 309 km with 526 locations. Corridor 1 runs 65 km from Jangam-dong, Uijeongbu City to Daegwang-ri, Sinseo-myeon, Yeoncheon County; Corridor 2 runs 58 km from Jangam-dong, Uijeongbu City to Jayil-ri, Youngbuk-myeon, Pocheon City; Corridor 3 runs 71 km from the north end of Haengju Bridge, Goyang City to the south and north ends of Paldang Bridge, Namyangju City; Corridor 4 runs 67 km from Yeoseo IC, Seongnam-dong, Seongnam City to Jangho-won-eup, Icheon City; and Corridor 5 runs 48 km from Gwonseon-dong, Suwon City to Paengseong-eup, Pyeongtaek City.

Key improvement sites by corridor include 103 locations for Corridor 1, 102 for Corridor 2, 128 for Corridor 3, 90 for Corridor 4, and 103 for Corridor 5, totaling 526 locations.

Gyeonggi Province has designated 17 of these sites, including areas around Paldang Bridge, as priority improvement projects and plans to complete basic and detailed designs by April, commence construction by June, and finish the work by year-end.

Once completed, traffic speeds are expected to improve by more than 30 percent.

The 17 priority improvement sites are: areas around Paldang Bridge (Namyangju City, Hanam City), Nokyang Station-Ganeung Intersection, Uijeongbu IC, Baekbyeong Hospital Intersection, 306 Supplement Station Front Triangle (Uijeongbu City), Junae Station-Bisseok Intersection (Yangju City), Chukseok Pass Triangle, Daejin University Front Triangle (Pocheon City), Suwon Terminal-Bihaengjang Intersection (Suwon City), Byeongjeom Station Area (Hwaseong City), Sinjang Branch Office Intersection (Gwangju City), Dongil Refrigeration Front Triangle (Icheon City), Jungwon IC (Seongnam), Toegyewon IC-Jingwan IC, Yangjeong-dong Intersection, Geumgok Station Front Intersection, and Mokhwa Wedding Hall Front Intersection (Namyangju).

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province plans to invest a total of 290.33 billion won over three years to improve traffic congestion in the region, including 9 billion won in design costs in the second half of this year, 210.1 billion won in construction costs in 2008, and 1 billion won in monitoring costs in 2009.

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