[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] The most notable news stories in Gwangju City this year were found to be road network expansion, transportation infrastructure, and expansion of public facilities for daily living.
Gwangju City announced on the 26th the results of the "Top 10 News Stories of Gwangju City 2025" selected through a citizen survey.
The most selected news story was "Investment of 59.2 billion won in city budget for 2025 road network expansion project," securing 1st place with support from 2,028 people (54.3%).
The city was evaluated as having laid the groundwork for improved traffic conditions and balanced regional development by ramping up internal road network expansion through large-scale budget investment.
Second place went to "G Stadium comprehensive sports complex nearing completion... smooth preparations for Gyeonggi Province sports festival" with 1,984 people (53.1%) voting for it.
Following that, "Opening of Sinhyeon Administrative Culture and Sports Center" placed 3rd with 1,813 people (48.5%), reflecting citizens' interest in a lifestyle-integrated complex facility encompassing administration, culture, sports, and welfare.
4th place was "Full-scale implementation of Paldang Water Mist Park project (completion targeted for first half of 2027)" with 1,804 people (48.3%), and 5th place went to "Discussion of Gyeonggi Province and local transportation issues... cooperation for early promotion of Pangyo-Opo Line urban railway" with 1,785 people (47.8%).
Additionally, "Complete opening of road between Yeokdong and Yangbeol" (1,676 people, 44.8%), "Four-lane expansion of Cheongseok Road and three-lane expansion of National Route 57" (1,644 people, 44.0%), and "Increase of 7 Ddokbus units and expansion to eastern areas" (1,642 people, 43.9%) were included in the top rankings, highlighting notable achievements in transportation infrastructure improvement.
In the living SOC and welfare sectors, "Opening of Gosan Culture Nuri Center" (1,617 people, 43.3%) and "Ground-breaking ceremony for Neureun-gol Natural Recreation Forest (Healing Town)" (1,525 people, 40.8%) were selected as top 10 news stories.
Meanwhile, this survey was conducted via social media from December 1st to 21st.
Mayor Bang Se-hwan stated, "Through this selection of the top 10 news stories, we will share the key accomplishments of 2025 with citizens and plan to continue focusing on implementing policies and projects with high public impact."
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