No Justification for Rejecting High-Voltage Line Apartment Completion in Mangpo-dong
▲ Choi Chul-gyu, Director of Urban Planning Bureau: The area from Yeongdeung District Traffic Park to the Yongin Seocheon residential development district in the vicinity of 358, Mangpo-dong is an urbanized area, yet high-voltage transmission lines are still located there.
Three high-voltage transmission towers and transmission lines connecting the towers run between Magellan Apartment, Kogun Teuran Chae Apartment, and Buksang Blooming.
A proposal for apartment construction on land with transmission towers was submitted to the city by a company called R.D.M. Co., Ltd. It was planned that the project operator would remove the high-voltage transmission towers and transmission lines on the apartment site and change the existing overhead transmission tower structure to an underground transmission structure.
R.D.M. Co., Ltd., which received apartment project approval from the city, assumed approximately 3.8 billion won in construction costs to relocate the transmission tower, completed underground burial work of approximately 1.088 km, and concluded an agreement to donate it to Korea Electric Power Corporation.
Based on the agreement, Korea Electric Power Corporation approved the installation of temporary transmission towers and transmission lines to replace the function of existing transmission towers and transmission lines during the approximately 18-month underground burial construction period, and holds a performance bond to secure this.
However, because there are no legal means to enforce this, the measures have been ineffective.
Additionally, while there are concerns that responsibility is unclear due to underground burial work being divided between the urban planning and housing departments, the underground burial project is based on an agreement concluded between the project operator and Korea Electric Power Corporation directly, without consultation with the city.
Therefore, the city had no opportunity to express its opinion and has no means to regulate Korea Electric Power Corporation's approval. For this reason, we regret that the project operator proceeded forcefully without sufficient prior explanation to residents during the underground burial process.
Finally, regarding the request to not approve apartment completion inspection until the underground burial of the high-voltage transmission lines is completed, occupancy inspection is a procedure to verify compliance with applicable laws and regulations, so if there is no interference with the apartment's use, the occupancy inspection cannot be rejected even if there are civil complaints.
However, given that the underground burial work is currently about 45% complete, it is expected that the problematic area will complete the underground burial work before the apartment's occupancy inspection.
- Councilmember Lee Dae-young: What are the plans to expand the Bangduk Station entrance from 6 to 8 above-ground exits on the Bundang Line?
The city has continuously proposed to the Korea Railroad Infrastructure Corporation, the project implementer, to add entrances to Bangduk Station since 2007 and has been in ongoing consultation. However, the corporation's position is that additional entrance installation is difficult due to increased project costs.
The city will continue to consult to make additional entrance installation possible, taking into account future changes in surrounding conditions.
- Councilmember Kang Jang-bong (Urban Construction Committee): What measures will be taken to secure a school route for students near Samsung Raemian Apartment in Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon?
▲ Vice Mayor Ye Chang-geun: To fundamentally resolve the student school route civil complaint from Samsung Raemian Apartment in Cheoncheon-dong, the city conducted a feasibility study for installing a railroad overpass crossing in December 2006.
According to the results of this study, a railroad overpass crossing was deemed necessary in the area where civil complaints occurred. However, a light rail station is planned at the same location and is being pursued with a target opening in 2013.
Therefore, under the current circumstances, installing the railroad overpass carries the problem of massive budget duplication.
Additionally, even if overpass installation were considered, detailed matters regarding the light rail—such as the basic plan, final location of facilities, and scale—must be confirmed first, making immediate installation difficult.
When the light rail project's detailed implementation plan is completed, we will endeavor to install the overpass early in connection with station construction prior to the light rail foundation work.
▲ Vice Mayor Ye Chang-geun: The requested section for opening an access road to Pajang Elementary School would conflict with the Samik Underground Passageway at the road entrance even if the existing road were expanded. For this reason, safety and sufficient turning radius for vehicle entry and exit, such as buses, were found to be difficult to secure.
We will explore various measures to improve the traffic system, including addressing traffic congestion around Pajang Elementary School.
Additionally, regarding the opening of a student route through the children's park behind Jeongja Elementary School, we will consult with the school to actively review opening the student route.
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