Yongin City Completes 4.7km Walking Path along Gyeongan Stream from Pogok to Mohyeon

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 7th that it has completed construction of a 3-meter-wide, 4.7-kilometer walking path along the Gyeongan Stream between Yuun Bridge in Yuun-ri, Pogok-eup, Cheoin-gu and Wangsan Bridge in Wangsan-ri, Mohyeon-eup.

As a result, the 24-kilometer riverside walking path along the Gyeongan Stream from Haegok-dong in Cheoin-gu to the border with Gwangju City in Wangsan-ri, Mohyeon-eup is now fully connected. A walking path that can accommodate a full marathon course (42.195km) round trip has been completed.

The project to construct a walking path in the 4.7km section around the Gyeongan Stream from Yuun Bridge in Yuun-ri, Pogok-eup to Wangsan Bridge in Wangsan-ri, Mohyeon-eup is a pledge by Mayor Lee Sang-il of the 8th civil administration. Since August 2021, the city has pursued the project by dividing this section into four sections. By completing the final section this time, the city has achieved its goal of connecting all sections within the year ahead of schedule.

The Gyeongan Stream embankment path has been used as a walking route by many nearby residents, but some sections were disconnected, raising concerns about safety accidents due to road use.

In response, the city undertook to construct a walking path with a total project budget of 4 billion won for citizen safety. It completed sections 1-3, the 2.6km section from Yuun Bridge in Yuun-ri, Pogok-eup to 531-17, Galdam-ri, Mohyeon-eup last year, and has now completed the 2.1km section 4 construction from Galdam-ri to Wangsan Bridge.

The city expects that the walking path constructed this time will provide residents with a safe pedestrian environment, while also serving as a friendly water-adjacent space in their daily lives for citizens who enjoy jogging and walking.

A city official stated, "We have constructed and connected the riverside walking path so that citizens can leisurely stroll along the waterway and maintain their health," adding "We will continue to connect disconnected sections of the walking path and improve the areas around the stream for convenient citizen access."