Osan Mayor Lee Kwon-jae: "Segyo 3 New City is a project designing Osan's future"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan Mayor Lee Kwon-jae stated that “Segyo 3 New City is not a project to increase housing, but a project to design Osan's future.”

At a New Year's press conference on the 7th, Mayor Lee presented the city governance direction following the designation of the Segyo 3 New City district and the mid-to-long-term urban vision for leaping to a city of 500,000 population with economic self-sufficiency. He expressed his plan to advance Segyo 3 New City beyond mere housing supply by considering both urban functions and growth direction.

Segyo 3 New City covers a total area of 1.31 million pyeong and is scheduled to supply 33,000 housing units. It will be developed in phases to prepare for a population of 500,000.

Currently, the economic self-sufficiency land reflected in Segyo 3 New City covers an area of 93,000 pyeong, and the city plans to expand the economic self-sufficiency land through consultations with related agencies. Additionally, the city aims to grow into an industrial hub city in southern Gyeonggi Province that combines AI, semiconductor, and gaming industries through the creation of an advanced techno valley and game content industry clusters.

Construction of transportation infrastructure has also been presented as a key task for advancing Segyo 3 New City. The city is promoting the expansion of the metropolitan transportation network by applying the principle of infrastructure-first development from the early stages of development, and is continuing consultations to reflect measures such as KTX originating from Suwon stopping at Osan, extending the GTX-C line to Osan, and extending the Bundang Line to the Segyo district via Osandae Station in the metropolitan transportation improvement plan.

Mayor Lee stated, “Transportation is the starting point of urban competitiveness,” and added, “We will thoroughly prepare so that citizens do not experience inconvenience from the time of move-in.”

In the living infrastructure sector, projects include the supply of public rental housing for youth and newlyweds, securing sites for large-scale shopping malls, creating comprehensive sports towns and e-sports stadiums, and building an Osan-style botanic park linked to green corridors. Through these efforts, the city aims to create an urban environment where residential areas, work, culture, and leisure are harmoniously integrated.

Along with Segyo 3 New City, balanced development across Osan, including Segyo 1 and 2 districts, the original city center, Unam district, East Osan area, and Unamtteul AI City, has been presented as a major policy direction. The city's plan is to strengthen the growth foundation of the entire city by establishing a virtuous cycle connecting technology and industry, jobs, and quality of life.

Mayor Lee Kwon-jae said, “2026 will be a year when the changes Osan has prepared will be genuinely felt in citizens' daily lives,” and added, “We will continue to be trusted through action rather than words, and through results rather than declarations.”