Hwaseong Special City Requests Increased Express Bus Service and Transit Plans for New Development Districts from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Hwaseong Special City has stepped forward to request active governmental support to resolve citizens' inconveniences during commuting hours and to secure a stable metropolitan transit network for newly developed residential districts.

On the 24th, the city met with officials from the Metropolitan Transit Committee of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (hereinafter referred to as the MTC) and closely discussed urgent transportation issues including 'solving commute express bus problems' and 'metropolitan transit improvement measures for Jin'an and Bongdam District 3.'

First Vice Mayor Yoon Sung-jin, who attended the meeting, strongly urged the MTC to establish multifaceted measures to guarantee Hwaseong residents' right to mobility and enhance commuting convenience.

The key recommendations include △increasing and expanding express charter bus operations during peak commute hours △establishing new semi-public transit routes reflecting citizens' demand △reflecting Hwaseong City's additional opinions on metropolitan transit improvement measures for Bongdam District 3 △actively establishing effective metropolitan transit improvement measures timed with the move-in period for Jin'an New City District.

First Vice Mayor Yoon Sung-jin stated, "The most urgent livelihood issue that citizens can directly experience is the commuting transportation problem," and added, "We will continuously present residents' inconveniences to the MTC and other higher authorities, expand a dense metropolitan transit network without blind spots, and significantly improve citizens' mobility convenience."

Meanwhile, Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun plans to visit the MTC directly to explain Hwaseong City's metropolitan transit issues and request full governmental cooperation. In line with this, the city plans to conduct real-time monitoring of public transit users during peak commute hours to provide immediate supplementary measures, and to make an all-out effort to expand the metropolitan transit network through consultations with the MTC and related agencies.