Mayor Ju Gwang-deok of Namyangju, "I will make 2025 the first year of industrial ecosystem transformation"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong]Mayor Ju Gwang-deok of Namyangju emphasized on the 22nd that "I will make 2025 the year of transformation for Namyangju's industrial ecosystem."

The mayor held a New Year press conference at the City Hall's Yeoyudang on that day and presented the city administration's direction for the new year containing these contents.

He then introduced the "Ipaedong area urban development project," a priority project for 2025.

The Ipaedong area, located between Wangsuk 2nd District and Dasan 2nd District, is a strategic location connecting new cities, yet remains bound by greenbelt and unable to function properly. Accordingly, the city plans to focus on promoting the "Ipaedong area urban development project" this year to lay the foundation for connecting the city as a single living area.

The mayor then stated, "Based on the growth Namyangju has achieved over the past 30 years, we will leap forward as a sustainable city through change and innovation for super growth," and presented the direction of city administration spanning transportation, industry, welfare, and culture.

First, in the transportation sector, the city will be reborn as a transportation hub city in the Seoul metropolitan area through expansion of metropolitan transportation networks and construction of efficient internal connection networks.

The city will concentrate administrative efforts on building metropolitan transportation networks starting with the commencement of construction on the GTX-B line and full-scale land compensation, followed by projects connecting the Gyeongchun Line and Suin-Bundang Line, and extension of Line 9. Additionally, the plan includes securing additional bus depots and expanding electric and hydrogen charging infrastructure in line with new city developments in the Wangsuk and Jinjeop districts.

In the industrial sector, based on the Wangsuk advanced industrial complex, the city will establish a virtuous cycle structure for attracting companies and talent through innovation.

The city will prepare a "2030 enterprise attraction master plan" to create an advanced convergence industrial ecosystem including AI and fabless industries, and will pursue attracting large-scale complex commercial facilities centered on the Wangsuk new city. In Wangsuk 2nd District, a cultural belt including large performance halls, cultural parks, and youth art spaces will be created, and approximately 40 billion won will be invested by 2026 to transform the area into a hydrogen city.

In addition, the city will promote the Jeong Yak-yong brand project centered on the philosophy and values of Jeong Yak-yong, and will create Jeong Yak-yong Park (tentative name) on the upper part of the tunnel section of the Gyeongui-Jung railway line (Donong~Yangjeong), enhancing the city's quality of life as a future-type urban park that can be enjoyed regardless of weather.

Mayor Ju Gwang-deok stated, "The eighth term of the direct election that began the era of 740,000 citizens is already halfway through," and expressed his determination, "With the spirit of integrity as our banner, I will make 2025 the first year of industrial ecosystem transformation to realize Namyangju as a future self-sufficient city where everyone wants to live."