Ganghwa County Accelerates Construction of Connected Road Networks in Preparation for Expressway Era

[Suwon Ilbo=Choi Ki-ho] Ganghwa County reviewed on the 30th the 'major trunk road network construction plan and railway attraction plan for Ganghwa County,' and shared the direction of road network improvements inside and outside the county as well as the current status of major project implementation.

The meeting, held with attendance by County Governor Park Yong-chul and heads of each department, was organized to comprehensively review the metropolitan transportation network construction plans being promoted by central government ministries and Incheon City, as well as the direction of connected road network construction at the county level. Through this, the plan is to strengthen inter-departmental collaboration and expeditiously promote connected road network construction projects.

In particular, centered on the Gyeyang-Ganghwa Expressway, systematic road network construction directions including △construction of east-west and north-south axis trunk road networks and △formation of circular road networks connecting the entire county were mainly discussed. A consensus was also reached on the necessity of constructing trunk road networks in preparation for the future designation of the Ganghwa Economic Free Zone.

Progress on projects with concrete plans was also shared. These included △construction of Provincial Road 60 connecting Seonwon-myeon and Naenga-myeon, △road expansion projects inside and outside the county to resolve chronic congestion around the Choji Bridge area, and △plans to open bypass roads to improve chronic traffic congestion around the Almigol intersection in Ganghwa-eup.

In the railway sector, the county shared urban railway network construction plans of adjacent Gimpo City and Incheon Metropolitan City, and discussed Ganghwa County's railway attraction strategy and future direction in response. Through this, the policy is to proactively respond to changes in the metropolitan transportation environment and establish a foundation for securing mid-to-long-term railway infrastructure.

Meanwhile, the county plans to continue responding actively to changes in the metropolitan transportation environment and to consistently promote improvements in resident transportation convenience and strengthening of regional competitiveness through systematic road and railway network construction.

County Governor Park Yong-chul stated, "Improving Ganghwa County's transportation accessibility is a key element of regional development," and emphasized, "We will promote road network construction linked with metropolitan transportation networks without interruption and concentrate all administrative capacity on railway attraction."