Osan City's Segyo 3 District Project Passes Public Benefit Review by Land and Housing Organization

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Green light has been given for the designation of Osan City's Segyo 3 Public Housing District in the latter half of this year.

The Segyo 3 Public Housing District Development Project has recently passed the public benefit review of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Central Land Expropriation Committee.

The district was designated in 2009 but was cancelled in 2011, leading to concerns that re-designation would not be easy.

Nevertheless, Mayor Lee Kwon-jae of Osan City has driven the re-promotion of Segyo 3 District designation as a core pledge project since the beginning of his eighth-term mayoral tenure, personally visiting the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) to concentrate on his role as "Osan City's Number One Salesman."

As a result, following the Ministry's announcement of a mid- to long-term housing supply activation plan in November 2023, Segyo 3 District was selected as a new supply site to develop residential areas with 31,000 units (approximately 90,000 residents projected) spanning 4.31 million square meters in the Seodong area of Osan City, opening the door for re-promotion of Segyo 3 District.

Subsequently, passing the public benefit review of the Ministry's Central Land Expropriation Committee on June 26, the district surpassed the eight-tenths mark toward district designation.

Mayor Lee plans to continue recommending to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport that follow-up procedures, including deliberation by the Central Urban Planning Committee, be conducted promptly following the public benefit review approval.

Regarding the public benefit review approval by the Ministry's Central Land Expropriation Committee, Mayor Lee stated, "The swift designation of Segyo 3 District is the first gateway and foundation-building toward becoming a population 500,000 self-sufficient Connect City," adding, "We will pay close attention to ensure the district designation takes place promptly."

Meanwhile, since being selected as a new supply site, Mayor Lee has visited LH multiple times to recommend swift project promotion and early establishment of comprehensive traffic improvement measures.

In the process, Mayor Lee led projects including △re-promotion and commencement of the Gyeongbu Railway crossing road (December 2024) (securing 53.8 billion won in LH co-funding) △complete opening of the Dongbu Daero underground passage at Osan City Hall (November 2023) △early opening of the Western Bypass Road Osan section (October 2023).

Additionally, △the overhead structure elevation of Osan IC △new construction of Unambeutteul Hi-Pass IC △underground construction of Cheonil Intersection △underground construction of Nambudaero Wondong Intersection↔Hanwon Intersection △new connection road for Nam-Sujin IC △new Semiconductor Expressway IC, and other comprehensive traffic network reinforcement measures are being requested to be included in the comprehensive traffic improvement measures.

Moreover, Mayor Lee continues to request that LH cooperate in constructing a 300,000-pyeong Techno Valley in Segyo 3 District, benchmarking Pangyo Techno Valley.

Furthermore, given that additional wastewater treatment capacity will be needed due to rapid population growth, the city is requesting that LH conduct early construction of an integrated wastewater treatment plant to enable smooth wastewater treatment not only for Segyo 3 District but also for areas within the city.

Additionally, the city has actively advocated for rational compensation measures together with existing residents.

Once Segyo 3 District is completed, the city anticipates it will become a pivotal turning point for Osan City to emerge as a population 500,000 self-sufficient Connect City while strengthening self-sufficient functions in connection with the Hwaseong, Yongin, and Pyeongtaek semiconductor clusters.

A city official stated, "Segyo 3 District is a core task and citizens' long-cherished project under Mayor Lee Kwon-jae's eighth-term administration," adding, "We will continue active consultations at the operational level to ensure swift district designation."