Uiwang City Receives Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award at 2023 National Land and Territory Expo

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The Uiwang City 'Wangsong Lake Complex Culture District Development Project' received the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award at the '2023 National Land and Territory Expo Awards Ceremony' hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

The 'National Land and Territory Expo' is an awards event that discovers creative cases and administrative excellence that have achieved design improvements in national and urban spaces. Notably, a total of 7 academic societies and institutions, including the Korea Urban and Regional Research Association and the Korea Urban Design Institute, participated in the evaluation, and the award winners were determined by reflecting public participation evaluations through online voting, making it a prestigious event.

The 'Wangsong Lake Complex Culture District Development Project' is a project that has improved the water quality of the lake through lake bottom dredging, creation of ecological wetlands and lotus gardens, and aquatic purification activities, and has revitalized it into a premium lake park with beautiful natural landscapes.

The project received high praise for dramatically improving the water quality of Wangsong Lake, which had long been neglected by local residents, creating a comfortable residential area and various leisure facilities, while developing the Wangsong Lake waterfront space into a specialized complex culture district, thereby attracting citizens back to the area.

Additionally, the project was praised for establishing a comprehensive tourism complex, including the Gyeonggi region's only rail bike offering diverse experiences while enjoying natural scenery, as well as Sky Rail, Eco Adventure, and Wangsong Lake Camping Ground, attracting domestic and international tourists, and greatly contributing to revitalizing the commercial district and local economy through the creation of a Living Culture Center.

Near the Wangsong Lake Complex Culture District, the 'Jangan District Urban Development Project,' an eco-friendly residential complex and core project of the Uiwang Rail Special Zone, was successfully completed, and Uiwang Chopyeong and Wolam Public Housing District development is underway, raising expectations for future growth potential.

Mayor Kim Sung-je of Uiwang City stated, "Wangsong Lake will create differentiated mixed-use commercial facilities in line with the development of the Uiwang-Gunpo-Ansan Public Housing District and the Uiwang Station transit-oriented development, which is a station on the Metropolitan Express Railway (GTX)-C Line, and we will attract quality businesses to the complex culture district to practice sustainable urban development," adding "We will do our best to preserve the natural environment and create Korea's most livable 'eco-friendly premium city of Uiwang,' where culture, arts, education, and welfare thrive in a comfortable residential environment."