'Osan City Segyo 3 District Project' Passes Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Central Land Expropriation Committee Public Interest Review

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Green light has been given for Osan City's Segyo 3 Public Housing District designation in the latter half of this year.

The Segyo 3 Public Housing District Development Project (hereinafter Segyo 3 District Development Project) has recently passed the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) Central Land Expropriation Committee (hereinafter Central Committee) public interest review.

The district had been designated in 2009 but was canceled in 2011, and there were opinions that re-designation of the district would not be easy.

Nevertheless, Osan City Mayor Lee Gwon-jae has driven forward the re-initiation of Segyo 3 District designation as a core policy initiative since taking office in his eighth civilian-elected term, frequently visiting the MOLIT and LH in person, focusing on his role as "Osan City's Number One Salesman."

As a result, following the MOLIT's announcement of a medium and long-term housing supply activation plan in November 2023 (announced on September 26, 2023), Osan City's Segyo 3 District, which involved creating a residential area of 3.1 million units (approximately 90,000 households projected) in a 431 million square meter area around Seodong, Osan City, was selected as a new supply site, opening the path for Segyo 3 District's re-initiation.

Subsequently, on June 26, the district crossed the 80% mark toward district designation by passing the MOLIT's Central Committee public interest review.

Mayor Lee Gwon-jae plans to continue making recommendations to the MOLIT to ensure that follow-up procedures such as the Central Urban Planning Committee review are expedited following the Central Committee public interest review.

Regarding the Central Committee public interest review passage, the mayor stated, "The swift designation of Segyo 3 District is the first gateway and foundation-laying toward a self-sufficient 500,000-population Connect City," and added, "We will pay close attention to ensure district designation is achieved promptly."

Meanwhile, after being selected as a new supply site, Mayor Lee Gwon-jae has visited LH multiple times in person to recommend swift project promotion and early conception of broad-area traffic improvement measures.

In this process, Mayor Lee Gwon-jae led the △re-initiation and groundbreaking of the Gyeongbu Railway Crossover Road (December 2024) (securing 53.8 billion won in LH contribution) △complete opening of Dongbu-daero Osan City Hall underground passage (November 2023) △early opening of Western Bypass Osan section (October 2023).

Additionally, the city is requesting that △Osan IC elevated overpass improvement △Unamnul High-Pass IC new construction △Cheonil intersection undergrounding △Nambu-daero Wondong Intersection ↔ Hanwon Intersection undergrounding △Namsajin IC connector road construction △Semiconductor Expressway IC new construction and other broad-area traffic network reinforcement measures be included in the broad-area traffic improvement plan.

Furthermore, Mayor Lee Gwon-jae is continuously requesting that LH cooperate in creating a 300,000-pyeong-scale Techno Valley benchmarking Pangyo Techno Valley within Segyo 3 District.

Additionally, given that additional wastewater treatment capacity will be needed due to rapid population increase, the city is recommending that LH expedite construction of an integrated wastewater treatment plant to enable smooth wastewater treatment not only for Segyo 3 District but also for areas within the city jurisdiction.

The city has also actively advocated for reasonable compensation measures in consultation with local residents.

Upon completion of Segyo 3 District, the city anticipates it will become an inflection point for Osan City's transition into a 500,000-population self-sufficient Connect City while strengthening self-sufficiency functions in connection with the Hwaseong·Yongin·Pyeongtaek semiconductor cluster.

A city official stated, "Segyo 3 District is a core task of Mayor Lee Gwon-jae in his eighth civilian-elected term and a long-held wish of citizens," and added, "We will continue active consultation at the practical level to ensure swift district designation."