Gyeonggi Governor: "Road Construction in Northern Gyeonggi is Preparation for Unification Era"

"The road construction in northern Gyeonggi is a preparation process for the coming unification era, and I will make my best efforts in road construction in northern Gyeonggi."

Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil made the remarks during the second "Governor and Vice Governor Visit" event held at the construction site of National Road Alternative Route 3 in Sangpae-dong, Dongducheon City on the afternoon of the 29th.

Governor Nam said, "Unification could arrive suddenly one day," and added, "To prepare for that unification era, I will ensure that the infrastructure in northern Gyeonggi, like blood vessels, is well prepared."

On this day, Governor Nam, along with An Chung-hwan, head of the Seoul Regional Office of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Lee Seok-woo, mayor of Namyangju, Lee Jae-hong, mayor of Paju, Hyun Sam-sik, mayor of Yangju, O Se-chang, mayor of Dongducheon, Lee Ki-taek, vice mayor of Pocheon, and Yeon Je-chan, vice-governor of Yeoncheon, announced a vision declaration for five major road projects in northern Gyeonggi and promised to actively cooperate in securing project funds and resolving civil complaints for the 2022 completion of the five major road projects in northern Gyeonggi.

The five major roads in northern Gyeonggi are: ① National Road Alternative Route 3 (Sangpae, Dongducheon~Cheongsan, Yeoncheon) 9.9km, ② National Government-Supported Local Road 39 (Jangheung, Yangju~Gwangjok·Ganan~Sangsu) 17.1km, ③ Local Road 371 (Seolma, Paju~Guip·Jeokseong, Yeoncheon~Dui-il) 14.3km, ④ National Government-Supported Local Road 98 (Onam, Namyangju~Sudong) 8.4km, ⑤ Local Road 364 (Gwangam, Dongducheon~Masan, Pocheon) 11.3km.

According to the declaration made on this day, each organization agreed to complete four urgent construction sections by 2018: Yangju Ganan~Sangsu (5.7km, construction to begin in '15), Paju Seolma~Guip (8km, 59% progress), Yeoncheon Jeokseong~Dui-il (6.3km, construction to begin in '15), and Gwangam~Masan (11.3km, 46% progress).

Governor Nam Kyung-pil previously promised concentrated support for early completion of the five major roads in northern Gyeonggi and improvement of road infrastructure in northern Gyeonggi last year.

Gyeonggi Province plans to invest 53 billion won in the five major roads this year and invest a total of 414.8 billion won by 2019. To improve road infrastructure in northern Gyeonggi, 60% of the provincial budget in the sixth civilian administration will be invested in northern regions.

The province will invest 104.6 billion won, or 60% of the entire local road budget of 173.4 billion won this year, in northern Gyeonggi (including 53 billion won for the five major roads budget).

Following the vision declaration ceremony, Governor Nam Kyung-pil, along with Vice Governor Lee Ki-woo for Social Integration, National Assembly Member Jeong Seong-ho, and 10 provincial council members and local residents with constituencies in the five major road construction sections, received briefings on the project implementation status of the five major roads in the north and held discussions with related personnel on the topic of early opening.