Osan City Concludes '2026 Centennial Together Communication Forum'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Osan City concluded the '2026 Centennial Together Communication Forum' on the 26th after touring all 8 administrative districts from the 17th, explaining overall city administration and engaging in direct dialogue with citizens.

Mayor Lee Gwon-jae personally visited each district to explain major city administration issues including urban development, transportation, and living infrastructure, and continued conversations with citizens. Following the presentations, the event proceeded with a question-and-answer format to exchange inquiries and responses on-site.

At this communication forum, major urban development projects including the development direction of the Segyo 3 Public Housing District, the Unamt AI City concept, utilization of the Segyo Terminal site, and creation of a comprehensive sports complex were discussed together. Additionally, plans for sites that had not been utilized for extended periods, such as the former Gyeseong Paper Mill site development, were also shared.

■ Project explanations reflecting conditions by district continue

Explanations proceeded reflecting the conditions of each district. In Sema-dong, the direction of living infrastructure improvement including parking lot creation, road opening in Serang-dong, and waterfront park creation were mentioned. In Namchon-dong, plans for expanding cultural parks and sports facilities were introduced. Chopyeong-dong focused on development direction following the Segyo 3 District designation, while in the Sinjang area, plans for youth training center construction and access road opening were explained together.

Jung-ang-dong addressed public facility site utilization and tram site-related matters, while the Daewon area covered major content including public building and library construction, and road network improvements.

■ Transportation, road network, and living infrastructure shared comprehensively

In the transportation sector, resumption of airport bus service on the Osan-Gimpo International Airport route, expansion of metropolitan bus routes, and opening of intercity bus services were announced. Regarding road networks, overall construction direction including Gyeongbu Railway crossing roads, continuous East Boulevard development, and opening of major connecting roads were also explained.

Additionally, plans for public facility creation including administrative complex buildings, administrative welfare centers, living culture centers, and libraries were shared, continuing explanations on overall living infrastructure.

Mayor Lee Gwon-jae said, "We had an opportunity to directly meet with citizens by visiting each district to share regional issues," and added, "We will reflect the opinions raised on-site in city administration going forward."