Gyeonggi Governor Inspects Goyang Changneung District Ahead of Next Year's First Move-in; Choo: "Will Do Best on Commute Traffic Solutions"

Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae visited the Goyang Changneung public housing district, which is slated for its first move-in in December next year, on the 28th to inspect major pending issues including housing construction, traffic solutions, military unit relocation, and soil purification, and urged seamless move-in preparations.

As the government accelerated housing supply after announcing a "plan for rapid housing supply" on August 13, Gyeonggi Province is also inspecting factors causing project delays at Changneung District and moving forward with inter-agency cooperation for seamless housing supply and move-in preparations.

Governor Choo said, "Since newlywed couples will mostly move in first, I hope you will carefully align the timing of kindergarten openings with the move-in timing. Above all, the traffic issue is the most concerning part. Since residents who move in first may face many difficulties due to traffic problems, I ask that you do your best to ensure there are no complaints about traffic. Gyeonggi Province will also pay attention to traffic solutions."

Regarding commute traffic issues, she said, "I will consult intensively with the Metropolitan Area Transit Commission on commute traffic solutions such as linking railways, regular bus routes, and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. Regarding traffic problems, I will urge the government to implement in-depth measures and propose solutions as we proceed." She added, "Since the number of residents moving in is expected to be much larger than originally anticipated, traffic solutions need to be proportional to that or even more urgent. Existing roads may fall short of the designed capacity, and if floor-area ratios are increased, we need to secure more green spaces proportionally."

Governor Choo then visited a military unit relocation site within Changneung District to inspect the status of unit relocation and soil environmental purification projects. The inspection was attended by Goyang Metropolitan Mayor Min Kyung-seon, National Assembly Member Kim Sung-hoe, Gyeonggi Provincial Council members, and officials from the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation (GH).

The Goyang Changneung public housing district, a 3rd New City, will be developed across 8.119 million square meters covering nine administrative divisions including Wonheung-dong and Dongsan-dong in Deogyang-gu, Goyang, with 38,334 households and approximately 92,000 residents. Since the district was designated in March 2020, construction began in May 2023, with a project completion target of December 2029. Currently, the compensation rate stands at 99% and the construction progress rate is at 9%.

Among these, blocks A4, S5, and S6, which will be the first to have residents move in at Changneung District, consist of 2,089 households. Construction by the housing corporation began in October 2024, with current block-by-block progress rates at 40-45%. The first move-in is scheduled for December 2027.

Military facility sites within Goyang Changneung District cover approximately 2.2 million square meters, accounting for about 27% of the entire project area of 8.12 million square meters. These sites must complete military unit relocation and soil purification before subsequent construction for public housing can proceed, making the relocation and purification schedules closely aligned with the overall new city project schedule.

Gyeonggi Province plans to continuously inspect the status of military unit relocation and soil purification with related agencies including the Ministry of National Defense, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation (GH), Goyang Urban Management Corporation, and Korea Rural Community Corporation, and will work together to resolve pending issues that could impact the project schedule.