Yangpyeong County Secures 40 Billion Won in Provincial Funding…Full-Scale Push for Strategic Projects in Second Half of Eighth Popular Election Term

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Yangpyeong County announced on the 5th that it has secured 40 billion won in provincial funding through the 'Third Gyeonggi Province Regional Balanced Development Project,' and will now launch full-scale strategic projects for the second half of the eighth popular election term.

The 'Third Gyeonggi Province Regional Balanced Development Project,' which will run for five years from next year through 2029, is a project that allocates 360 billion won in provincial funding to six underdeveloped cities and counties for balanced development.

First, 240 billion won will be confirmed and implemented for 27 projects across six cities and counties as strategic projects, and then in the second half of 2025, performance evaluation and project progress assessment will be conducted to provide 120 billion won in performance project funding for five years to outstanding cities and counties.

With this provincial funding support from Gyeonggi Province's balanced development project, Yangpyeong County has gained significant momentum for promoting regional balanced development projects, and plans to invest 47 billion won total—40 billion won in provincial funding and 7 billion won in county funding—in seven projects.

The projects include △Semiw on Facility Improvement Project (Yangseo-myeon) △Semiw on Access Road Expansion and Improvement Project (Yangseo-myeon) △Water Mist Park Development Project (Yangpyeong-eup) △Yanggeun-cheon Walkway Development Project (Yangpyeong-eup) △Yongmunsan Tourist Area Entrance Road Expansion Project (Yongmun-myeon) △Regional Vitality Sports Infrastructure Expansion Project (Danwol-myeon) △Chaeum Plus Complex Center Construction Project (Yangdong-myeon).

■ Semiw on Facility Improvement Project

The project plans to create a new entrance space that showcases the unique charm of Semiw on, Gyeonggi Province's first provincial garden, positioning it as a landmark representing Yangpyeong and laying the groundwork for designation as a national garden.

■ Semiw on Access Road Expansion and Improvement Project

The project plans to expand the main entrance and exit road of Semiw on, National Route 6, from three lanes to four lanes over 300 meters, resolving ongoing traffic inconveniences for the Semiw on and Yangsuri areas and providing a comfortable traffic environment for tourists and local residents.

■ Water Mist Park Development Project

A pedestrian bridge installation project connecting Mulangang Neighborhood Park~Yanggang Island~Tteudureung Island, utilizing natural scenery to enhance Yangpyeong County's eco-friendly image, attract tourists nationwide, and promote local economic revitalization.

■ Yanggeun-cheon Walkway Development Project

The project aims to create a beautiful nighttime landscape through new night lighting installation, sewage pipe maintenance within the stream, and construction of vertical garden weir and riffle structures, creating a pleasant walking path and waterfront space for county residents and transforming Yanggeun-cheon into an environment comparable to Seoul's Cheonggyecheon.

■ Yongmunsan Tourist Area Entrance Road Expansion Project

A continuation project coordinated with the Second Regional Balanced Development Project, which in the second phase expanded the existing two-lane 2.3km section from Ochon Bridge to the tourist complex entrance to three lanes.

In the third phase, 1.9km from Ochon-ri to Deokchon-ri will be expanded to three lanes, aiming to improve tourism convenience and promote local economic revitalization by providing a convenient road environment for tourists visiting Yongmunsan.

■ Regional Vitality Sports Infrastructure Expansion Project

The project aims to cultivate sports talent, attract nationwide sports competitions, prevent outflow of school-age population in Danwol-myeon, and establish an image as a sports hub.

Coordinating with the main project that includes construction of soccer fields and tennis courts, along with futsal courts and park golf courses currently being implemented with county funding, the plan is to make Danwol-myeon a venue capable of hosting national and regional competitions, increasing residential population and promoting local economic revitalization.

■ Chaeum Plus Complex Center Construction Project

The project aims to increase population in Yangdong-myeon and lay the groundwork for local economic revitalization. To promote balanced regional development and bring about change and vitality, the plan is to create an integrated cultural space in Yangdong-myeon that combines infant and toddler facilities, cultural facilities, and more.

Through this effort, the plan is to make all-out efforts to secure additional incentives of 200 million won or more in the performance evaluation scheduled for the second half of 2025.

Yangpyeong County Governor Jeon Jin-seon stated, "This provincial funding support from Gyeonggi Province's balanced development project has strengthened our push for regional balanced development in Yangpyeong County. We anticipate the changes that will transform Yangpyeong in the second half," and continued, "In the second half of the eighth popular election term, I will make every effort to secure national treasury funding and other resources through sufficient prior communication with members of the National Assembly and provincial assembly members so that distinctive projects unique to Yangpyeong can be pursued, and I will focus on communication with county citizens to do my best to build an attractive Yangpyeong that fulfills the happiness and expectations of our citizens."