Osan City Reflects Multiple Major SOC Project Budgets in Second Supplementary Budget

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won Reporter] Osan City announced on the 4th that it has submitted to the city council the 2024 second supplementary budget plan that reflects major social overhead capital (SOC) projects and budgets closely related to citizens' lives and quality of living.

According to the city, the second supplementary budget plan totals 862.7 billion won, an increase of 30.4 billion won (3.66%) compared to the first supplementary budget (832.2 billion won).

The supplementary budget plan reflects numerous budgets related to road and railway transportation network construction and expansion of public facility infrastructure, which Mayor Lee Gwon-jae of the 8th civil-elected term has set as major core tasks for enhancing connectivity.

In particular, the budget also includes measures that the mayor has been planning to proactively prepare infrastructure immediately after the selection of Segyo 3 District as a new public housing district, with the goal of establishing a 500,000-person self-sufficient connect city.

The most representative project in the roads sector is the Gyeongbu Railway Crossing Road Opening Project (2.6 billion won).

The Gyeongbu Railway Crossing Road Project revival is one of the major campaign projects of the 8th civil-elected term. The project aims to connect the city divided east-west across the Gyeongbu Railway, and distribute traffic that is expected to surge within years following the full-scale move-in of Segyo 2 District and future changes to the new target area for Segyo 3 District. The city reflected the relevant budget in the supplementary budget plan as a fund for advance payment of construction costs to enable rapid commencement in the second half of this year.

Additionally, △compensation for Segyo-dong urban planning road construction project (700 million won) △road maintenance project expenses (8 billion won) and others were reflected. The Segyo-dong urban planning road is a project to open a connecting road between Yangsan-dong and National Route 1, and the city includes land compensation payments and basic survey expenses for rapid project implementation.

Additionally, △parking lot sharing project (600 million won) △comprehensive social welfare center operation and management (980 million won) △traffic safety facility improvement (230 million won) △smart bus shelter installation project (500 million won) were also reflected.

Mayor Lee Gwon-jae stated, "What the 8th civil-elected Osan City has prioritized as issue number one is building transportation infrastructure with connectivity, and enhancing citizens' travel convenience, and this remains unchanged," and urged "Please do your best at the city council level so that the supplementary budget containing measures to resolve traffic issues can be processed promptly."