Governor Kim Dong-yeon's Special Directive: 'Yongin Semiconductor Power Grid Solution Model' to Be Institutionalized

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gab-dong] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 29th that it will institutionalize the 'Local Road Route 318' model pursuant to Governor Kim Dong-yeon's special directive.

The 'Local Road Route 318 (Yongin·Icheon section, 27.02km)' model is the first official approach in the nation to construct underground power lines beneath newly built roads simultaneously during road construction.

This method is being evaluated as a groundbreaking solution that resolves the power supply problem of the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster industrial complex through joint cooperation between Gyeonggi Province and Korea Electric Power Corporation while avoiding residential conflicts resulting from transmission tower construction. In addition to solving the power problem, the method minimizes duplicate construction and simplifies administrative procedures, reducing construction periods from 10 years to 5 years and cutting project costs by approximately 30%.

Governor Kim's view is that the 'Local Road Route 318' model cannot be treated as a one-time project. On the morning of the 28th, Governor Kim directed, "When constructing local road networks in the future, prepare ordinances or administrative guidelines so that integrated development of power as well as water supply and sewerage can be coordinated among relevant agencies." This directive is interpreted as reflecting the governor's intention to expand the model to province-wide projects.

In response, the Department of Road Policy, which led the practical agreement with Korea Electric Power Corporation, and related departments held an emergency meeting that afternoon to promptly establish institutionalization measures while deciding to revise the 'Gyeonggi Province Public Construction Project Total Cost Management Guidelines.'

■ Revision of 'Gyeonggi Province Public Construction Project Total Cost Management Guidelines'

The 'Gyeonggi Province Public Construction Project Total Cost Management Guidelines' is a provincial internal administrative guideline that stipulates project budgets necessary for large-scale public construction projects.

The province plans to add a clause stating, "When pursuing large-scale social infrastructure construction projects such as roads, railways, and sewerage systems with budgets of 500 billion won or more, joint construction consultations with related agencies such as Korea Electric Power Corporation and the Korea Water Resources Corporation, which handle facilities buried underground such as power lines and water supply, shall be mandatory from the 'planning stage.'"

The timing for more specific consultations with related agencies such as Korea Electric Power Corporation is planned to be set as △for statutory plans such as road construction plans, prior to 'plan announcement,' and △for public construction projects of 500 billion won or more, prior to requesting the 'feasibility study evaluation' by the Korea Local Administration Research Institute.

The province expects that when the 'Local Road Route 318' model is institutionalized and generalized through guideline revision, the benefit-cost ratio (B/C) will improve due to effects such as cost savings from joint construction and prevention of duplicate construction. When the benefit-cost ratio (B/C) is 1 or higher, the project is deemed to have economic viability.

Revision of the management guidelines will proceed through internal review procedures and take effect immediately after the governor's approval. The province plans to prepare more specific guideline revision proposals and implement them starting this year.

■ 'Local Road Route 318' Model

The province and Korea Electric Power Corporation jointly construct Local Road Route 318 in the Yongin·Icheon section of 27.02km, divided into above-ground and underground portions, while building the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster power grid.

The province handles road paving and land acquisition, while Korea Electric Power Corporation constructs the power grid beneath the road. The simultaneous implementation of power line installation during new road construction is a first in the nation. The province will conduct basic design services for the 'road-power grid joint construction' of Local Road Route 318 by the end of this year.

■ Governor Kim Dong-yeon Awards Department of Road Policy for Achievement in Korea Electric Power Corporation Practical Agreement

Governor Kim Dong-yeon will present a 'Government Innovation Work Achievement Award' to the Department of Road Policy on the 29th for achieving the 'road-power grid joint construction cooperation system establishment agreement' between Gyeonggi Province and Korea Electric Power Corporation. It is unusual for a gubernatorial award to be given on a department basis rather than to individuals. Despite the Department of Road Policy not being a semiconductor-related department, it took the lead in solving the power problem by breaking down interdepartmental barriers. Governor Kim has consistently emphasized, "We must break the mold of public service and take new paths that others have not tried."