Government Decides to Waive Preliminary Feasibility Study for Yongin 'National Route 45 Expansion Project'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 27th that the government decided on the afternoon of the 26th to waive the preliminary feasibility study for National Route 45 expansion (4 lanes→8 lanes) passing through the advanced semiconductor national industrial complex in Idong and Namsa-eup, and to provide national treasury support.

This represents the materialization of Yongin Mayor Lee Sang-il's consistent calls for the government to conduct a preliminary feasibility study on this project. The construction commencement and completion timeline for the project to expand 12km from the Daechon intersection in the southeast of Chocheong-gu, Yongin to the Jangseo intersection in Yangseong-myeon, Anseong City from 4 lanes to 8 lanes is expected to be accelerated by approximately 3 years.

As the Yongin section of National Route 45 experiences severe traffic congestion during rush hours, the faster the expansion proceeds, the sooner citizens will see relief from traffic inconvenience.

Mayor Lee Sang-il said, "The government's decision to waive the preliminary feasibility study for National Route 45 expansion and provide national treasury support is welcomed as it will greatly contribute to the successful development of Yongin's advanced semiconductor national industrial complex and alleviate citizens' traffic inconvenience," and expressed, "I am grateful to all relevant government officials for this meaningful decision."

The mayor said, "While the National Route 45 expansion project is expected to be reflected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 'Sixth National and Local Route Plan' to be established around the first half of 2026, if it goes through the basic design and preliminary feasibility study process, the earliest construction commencement would be expected to be 2029. However, with this decision to waive the preliminary feasibility study, construction for National Route 45 expansion is expected to commence in 2026."

The mayor stated, "According to government estimates, the total construction cost for the 12km section expansion will reach 1.0886 trillion won (8.079 billion won for main line expansion, 2.807 billion won for opening 2 interchange points)," and added, "We will accelerate the 8-lane expansion project for National Route 45 so that expansion can be completed by the second half of 2030, when Samsung Electronics' first production line (Fab) at the system semiconductor national industrial complex becomes operational."

The mayor emphasized, "When the first production line of the national industrial complex becomes operational, semiconductor talents working there and citizens living around the national industrial complex or conducting economic activities must not face traffic inconvenience. Therefore, Yongin will actively cooperate with the government, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, to ensure that the National Route 45 expansion project can be completed in line with the first production line's operational timing."

Mayor Lee stressed the need to waive the preliminary feasibility study for National Route 45 expansion at a 'Citizens' Livelihood Debate' chaired by the President held at Yongin City Hall on March 25.

Prior to this, the mayor emphasized the waiver of the preliminary feasibility study at an inter-agency promotion task force meeting for the national industrial complex on February 28, and on April 3, sent a letter requesting the waiver to Park Chun-seop, the President's economic chief, and had a phone conversation.

At a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport meeting on May 22, the mayor emphasized, "Through waiving the preliminary feasibility study for National Route 45, we must accelerate the construction commencement timing for expansion so that road expansion can be completed before the first production line of the national industrial complex becomes operational."

Meanwhile, on the 26th, the government announced a 'Comprehensive Support Plan for Semiconductor Ecosystem' worth 26 trillion won at an economic ministerial meeting.

In addition to the decision to waive the preliminary feasibility study for National Route 45 expansion and provide national treasury support, the government also announced plans to waive the preliminary feasibility study for integrated dual-line water supply pipes for Yongin national and general industrial complexes, share water corporation costs, and support construction of a power plant within the Yongin national industrial complex and phased establishment of transmission lines.

To ensure smooth water supply for Samsung Electronics' 'Yongin Advanced Semiconductor National Industrial Complex' requiring 360 trillion won in investment and SK Hynix's 'Yongin Semiconductor Cluster' requiring 122 trillion won in investment, the government decided to waive the preliminary feasibility study for dual-line pipes.

To realize the plan to construct integrated dual-line pipes capable of supplying water until 2034, the government announced that the Water Resources Corporation will share the cost of pipe construction.

The government is known to support 2.6 trillion won for semiconductor industry development in Yongin, including National Route 45 expansion and water and power network facility construction.

Mayor Lee Sang-il said, "The government's multifaceted and large-scale support will greatly contribute to the successful development and operation of Yongin's advanced semiconductor national industrial complex in Idong and Namsa-eup (Samsung Electronics) and the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster (SK Hynix)," and added, "Yongin Special City will also carefully manage all processes to ensure that the infrastructure construction plan for roads, water supply, and power proceeds without delay."