Gyeonggi Province to Support 61.3 Billion Won for 6 Pending Projects from Previous Administration

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 20th that it will provide provincial funds to support six projects that were halted during the fifth-term elected government due to the province's financial conditions.

As a result, a considerable number of projects, including the Seongnam Sports Center that faced a construction suspension crisis due to budget issues, are expected to be completed ahead of schedule.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 20th, the province has recently decided, under the direction of Gyeonggi Governor Nam Kyung-pil, to support 61.3 billion won in provincial funds for six projects: ▲Phase 1 expansion and paving work on Provincial Road 338 between Seongnam and Gwangju ▲Expansion and paving project on the road between Singal and Suji ▲Construction of access road and expansion project for Dongguk University Bio Campus ▲Expansion and paving of Beoman-ro ▲Construction of Seongnam Sports Center ▲Pocheon Changja General Industrial Complex development project.

Total provincial funding support for these projects comes to 206.2 billion won, with 144.9 billion won already disbursed.

Governor Nam Kyung-pil stated, "When I visit the sites, there are many cases where construction itself is in danger due to halted provincial funding, causing great inconvenience to residents," and instructed, "I do not want to say it is not my responsibility just because it is not a promise I made. Even if it is a project from the fifth-term administration, we must keep promises in the spirit of administrative continuity."

Governor Nam added, "I want to give residents confidence in the governor's promises and show predictable and transparent administration," and said, "I hope that the stalled projects will be successfully completed as soon as possible and that the inconvenience to residents will be resolved."

Additionally, the province plans to coordinate with the provincial assembly regarding providing an additional 3.8 billion won this year to the Pocheon Changja General Industrial Complex development project, which has received 4.5 billion won in provincial funds out of a total project cost of 135.9 billion won.

Gyeonggi Province plans to establish a provincial funding support plan from this year's supplementary budget and provide budgets as promised on an annual basis.