Osan City Breaks Ground on 521-Space Transfer Parking Lot and Access Road at Osan Station

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 24th at the Osan Station transfer parking lot construction site (Osan-dong, Lot 621-3) for the parking tower and access road project.

The Osan Station transfer parking lot parking tower and access road project is a key initiative promoted by Mayor Lee Gwon-jae of the 8th elected term with a goal of transportation innovation.

The project was confirmed through approval of changes to the Osan Segyo 2 District Broad Transportation Improvement Plan in December 2022, and is being carried out with LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) covering the entire project cost of 35.3 billion won. Following transport impact assessment review, landscape review, and technical review, the project received building permits in July of last year, construction was put out to bid in November of last year, and construction contractor selection was completed in February of this year, leading to today's groundbreaking.

The parking tower will be constructed over three stories with 521 spaces and is scheduled to be completed by December next year. A connecting pedestrian walkway to the Osan Station Transfer Center is planned to be constructed alongside the parking tower.

Previously, the transfer parking lot located on the west side of Osan Station Transfer Center had limited capacity, creating significant inconvenience for numerous citizens commuting to other areas of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province using Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

With this in mind, Mayor Lee Gwon-jae included the project as a signature pledge during the local election campaign. Shortly after taking office in December 2022, he visited LH headquarters in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, met with LH President Lee Han-jun, and through active consultation with LH, brought the project to fruition.

The access road project being promoted alongside the parking tower parking tower construction involves converting the access road to the Osan Station transfer parking lot into a four-lane road in each direction, and is expected to dramatically improve accessibility to the Osan Station Transfer Center for residents of Osan's western areas, including the Segyo 2 District.

Meanwhile, the groundbreaking ceremony for the transfer parking lot parking tower today was attended by approximately 100 people including Mayor Lee Gwon-jae, Osan City Council Speaker Lee Sang-bok, LH Gyeonggi South Regional Headquarters Director Kwon Un-hyuk, officials of relevant organizations and groups, and citizens. The event proceeded in the order of pre-ceremony, progress report, and commemorative ceremony.

Kwon Un-hyuk, LH Gyeonggi South Regional Headquarters Director, said, "Since this is a project being pursued as a broad transportation improvement plan on LH's part, we will do our best until the day of completion," and added, "We will continue a partnership with Osan City going forward."

In his congratulatory address, Mayor Lee Gwon-jae said, "There will be major changes ahead, including landmark commercial facilities entering the Osan Station district, which is the site of the former Gyesung Paper Manufacturing Company," and stated, "Prior to these changes, it is truly gratifying to establish a 521-space transfer parking lot in the Osan Station area where parking conditions are currently inconvenient."