Gapyeong County's Eighth Popular Election Term Major Projects on Track

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Um In-yong] According to the inspection results of Gapyeong County's implementation of '2024 Major Strategic Projects,' major projects of the eighth popular election term are proceeding smoothly.

On the 16th, the county held the '2024 Strategic Project Implementation Results Briefing' in the main conference room of the county office, attended by County Governor Seo Tae-won, Vice County Governor, and all department heads including bureau chiefs and section chiefs. The meeting reviewed progress on this year's key pending projects and priority projects, discussed the selection and direction of next year's strategic projects, and shared the project status.

The county pursued 50 strategic projects this year with a focus on laying the foundation and growth engines for Gapyeong County, aiming to realize the vision of "Gapyeong: A City Where Nature Blooms into Economy."

The county cited as major achievements this year its active securing of external resources to lay the groundwork for regional development.

By securing 40 billion won through the Regional Balance Development Project and 7.2 billion won through the Depopulation Response Fund, the county added momentum to strategic projects including △creation of a US-UK Federal Tourism and Security Park △installation of children's play experience facilities in residential areas △opening of urban planning roads.

Additionally, the county completed △the Gapyeong-eup Rural Center Revitalization Project △agricultural and rural road expansion and construction △resource circulation center infrastructure improvement projects, which had been ongoing for extended periods, within 2024, thereby establishing key infrastructure for regional development.

The successful hosting of local festivals including Jara Island Flower Festa and Jazz Festival enhanced regional brand value, attracted increased visitors, and significantly contributed to expanding the residential population.

In particular, long-sought-after projects such as △the road opening project between Hacheon IC and Goseong (Homyeong Tunnel) △the two-lane road opening project between Dumil and Daepo △the two-lane road opening project between Sangpan and Jeokmok have been selected as projects under the Northern Gyeonggi Major Redesign Project and the Eastern Gyeonggi Social Infrastructure (SOC) Major Development Initiative, with prospects for a significant improvement in Gapyeong County's transportation conditions.

However, some regrettable aspects emerged during the implementation of major 2024 strategic projects, and the county plans to prepare concrete solutions to address these issues and proceed with projects without disruption.

In particular, the county has selected the following as priority projects to be implemented next year: △securing Depopulation Response Fund △2025 Gyeonggi Province Comprehensive Sports Festival △creation of US-UK Federal Tourism and Security Park △development of children's play experience facilities in residential areas △Opportunity Development Special Zone promotion △par golf course development △animal shelter construction △expansion of regional road networks △Gapyeong data center development △Gapyeong Health and Medical Center construction △expansion of Gapyeong integrated water intake and treatment facilities.

County Governor Seo Tae-won stated, "I will conduct a thorough analysis of projects selected as strategic projects that are progressing slowly and do my best to ensure they are completed within the eighth popular election term," and "Going forward, I will concentrate all resources together with approximately 830 public officials to realize policies that residents can feel."