Osan Mayor Lee Gwon-jae Requests LH to Expedite "Segyo 2nd District Wide-Area Transportation Measures"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Osan Mayor Lee Gwon-jae visited the headquarters of Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) in Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province on the 13th and explained the traffic congestion residents are experiencing to LH President Lee Han-jun, requesting acceleration of the wide-area transportation improvement project related to the Segyo 2nd District.

Currently, LH is implementing wide-area transportation improvement projects including the Gyeongbu Line Railway crossing road, the western bypass road, connection roads to the Osan Station transit parking lot, and construction of the Osan Station transit parking lot as part of the Segyo 2nd District housing development, but most projects are scheduled for completion after 2025.

As a result, Osan City is currently experiencing significant inconvenience as vehicle detours and congestion cause commuters to spend nearly an hour passing through short urban areas during rush hours.

Moreover, the city anticipates that the traffic congestion will worsen further when the Segyo 2nd District move-in begins in July of next year.

Osan Mayor Lee Gwon-jae said, "While Osan's population has significantly increased to 240,000, traffic infrastructure is severely insufficient, and residents are experiencing traffic inconvenience due to delays in the Segyo 2nd District wide-area transportation improvement project and inadequate infrastructure," and requested "early construction of the Gyeongbu Line Railway crossing road, early completion of the western bypass road to disperse National Highway No. 1 traffic, and advancing the completion timeline for the Osan Station transit parking lot connection road and transit parking lot linking the Osan Station area and the Segyo 2nd District."

He also requested prompt completion of consultation on utilization of the Segyo 1st District terminal lot, where sales have been delayed for over 10 years after completion, and early completion of the Dongbu-daero continuity project undertaken by LH as part of the wide-area transportation improvement measures for the Dongtan 2nd District housing development. The section, scheduled for completion in December 2027, spans 3.74 km from Busan-dong to Galgosd-dong in Osan City and includes two underground passages.

In response, LH President Lee Han-jun said, "We will ensure that the wide-area transportation improvement projects being pursued by LH are completed as soon as possible from the perspective of Osan residents," and added, "We will consult with Osan City to advance immediate projects through a fast-track process, including the early completion of the western bypass road scheduled to open in June next year."