Osan City Requests Gyeonggi Province to Reassess Traffic Impact of Deokjeol-ri Logistics Warehouse

Osan Mayor Cho Yong-ho stated at a resident forum held on the 4th at the City Hall's Mulhyanggi Hall regarding the new logistics warehouse construction project planned for 493 Deokjeol-ri, Jeongnam-myeon, Hwaseong City: "We will do our utmost to alleviate traffic congestion concerns among Osan citizens and protect their safety, while minimizing inconvenience to residents."

The forum was attended by Mayor Cho Yong-ho, Osan City Council Chairman Kim Jong-wook, city councilors, and approximately 10 residents including representatives from tenant associations of 10 apartments in the Segyo area.

Participants shared the progress of the logistics center project and traffic impact assessment consultation details, and exchanged opinions on increased traffic volume due to incoming and outgoing vehicles from the logistics center, traffic congestion on surrounding roads, and safety issues from large cargo trucks.

Particularly, the need to adequately reflect changed surrounding traffic conditions—including the move-in to Segyo District 2 and development plans for Segyo District 3, as well as the reopening of Seoburo—in the existing traffic impact assessment was identified as a key discussion point.

Mayor Cho Yong-ho plans to continuously request Gyeonggi Province, Hwaseong City, and related agencies to review traffic demand and establish effective improvement measures to address resident concerns.

Specifically, Mayor Cho plans to urge Gyeonggi Province to: ▲Recommend a traffic impact reassessment reflecting changed traffic conditions ▲Conduct traffic volume surveys at five major intersections around the Osan IC direction and main roads and Won-dong Road, and establish traffic congestion improvement measures.

Osan City will conduct a parallel traffic impact reanalysis, and based on the results of analyzing actual traffic volume on major roads and intersections, the ratio of heavy vehicles such as cargo trucks, and vehicle access routes and time-period concentration of logistics center traffic, will establish traffic improvement measures.

The city will strengthen coordination with Hwaseong City as the licensing authority and the project operator, and after construction begins, plans to continuously monitor the impact on resident living environments including construction vehicle traffic, traffic conditions on surrounding roads, and noise.

Mayor Cho stated, "Although the Deokjeol-ri logistics center is located in Hwaseong City in terms of administrative jurisdiction, traffic congestion and resident inconvenience can directly affect Osan citizens. We will take resident concerns seriously and actively coordinate with Gyeonggi Province, Hwaseong City, and other related agencies to ensure that substantial improvement measures are established."