Pyeongtaek Lake Crossing Road Completed After 19 Years

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyeok] The Pyeongtaek Lake Crossing Road connecting Baengseong and Poseung in Pyeongtaek City has been completed after 19 years. The entire road section will open at 1 p.m. on the 27th.

Pyeongtaek City held an opening ceremony on the 26th at the site for the 'Pyeongtaek Lake Crossing Road Opening Ceremony,' which connects the southwestern region of Pyeongtaek City and directly links the U.S. military base and Pyeongtaek Port.

The Pyeongtaek Lake Crossing Road completed on this day is a four-lane road with a total length of 11.69 km, with a total investment of 312.7 billion won (266.7 billion won in national funds, 1.5 billion won in provincial funds, and 44.5 billion won in municipal funds).

To date, Sections 1-2 (Gisan-ri to Sinwang-ri in Hyeonduk-myeon) and Section 2 (Sinwang-ri to Bonjung-ri in Baengseong-eup) have been operating since their openings in 2018 and 2020 respectively. With this opening of Section 1-1 (Sinyeong-ri in Poseung-eup to Gisan-ri in Hyeonduk-myeon), the entire road section is now complete.

The city anticipates that the opening will distribute road traffic in the southwestern region of Pyeongtaek, significantly improving traffic convenience and especially increasing logistics transport efficiency, thereby contributing to regional economic revitalization.

In fact, based on Pyeongtaek Station, the driving distance to the road's starting point (Seobudu Intersection) has been shortened by 7 km, and travel time is expected to be reduced by approximately 20 minutes.

Mayor Jeong Jang-seon stated, “With the opening of the Pyeongtaek Lake Crossing Road, we expect groundbreaking improvements in traffic flow not only for Pyeongtaek but also for the southern Gyeonggi Province region,” and added, “Through this road, inter-regional exchanges are expected to expand, and it is anticipated to provide substantial support for regional economic revitalization.”