Ganghwa County Holds Completion Ceremony for Ganghwa Coastal Ring Road (Section 4-1)

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Ganghwa County held a completion ceremony for the Ganghwa Coastal Ring Road (Section 4-1) on the 9th at Changhuri Wharf in Hajungmyeon.

At the completion ceremony, approximately 200 people attended to celebrate, including Ganghwa County Governor Yu Cheon-ho, Ganghwa County Council Chairman Park Seung-han, Incheon City Council Member Park Yong-cheol, and residents.

The Coastal Ring Road (Section 4-1), which connects a total length of 2.0km from Changhuri in Hajungmyeon to Inhwari in Yangsамyeon, is a two-lane road with total project costs of 16.6 billion won. Construction began in June 2020 and was completed this November after a total of 41 months of work.

As the completion of this coastal ring road marks a turning point in establishing new transportation infrastructure in the northwestern region of Ganghwa County, it is expected that traffic conditions will improve significantly and living conditions in the Ganghwa area will be greatly enhanced.

With the completion of this road, the previously required travel time of over 20 minutes from Gyeongdong Bridge to Changhuri Wharf via detours on national highways is now reduced to five minutes. It is expected to contribute greatly to revitalizing the Changhuri Port economy and achieving balanced regional development, which has been stagnant, alongside the Changhuri Port Rural New Deal project.

Ganghwa County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "We plan to accelerate the completion of remaining sections including Section 4-2 (6.6km, Hwangcheong~Changhuri) and Section 5 (11.2km, Inhwa~Chulsan)," adding "We will make every effort to expand road networks to improve access to the metropolitan area, including the long-awaited Gyeyang-Ganghwa Expressway, Yeongjong-Sindo-Ganghwa Bridge, and the expansion of national roads between Masong and Ganghwa."