Hwaseong Special City Formally Proposes Comprehensive Regional Transportation Improvement Plan for Jin'an·Bongdam 3 Public Housing District

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 26th that it has submitted a "proposal requesting the reflection of comprehensive regional transportation improvement measures for Hwaseong Jin'an·Bongdam 3 Public Housing District" to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and Gyeonggi Province.

The Jin'an·Bongdam 3 Public Housing District is a core residential and living hub for the southern Seoul metropolitan region, with the Jin'an District having 34,089 households (approximately 78,405 residents) and the Bongdam 3 District having 18,306 households (approximately 42,105 residents), totaling approximately 52,000 households scheduled for sequential move-in.

The city anticipates that considering the current road conditions in the Bongdam·Jin'an area, which are already experiencing severe congestion during rush hours, the full-scale move-in will significantly exacerbate regional traffic congestion and inconvenience for residents.

The proposal emphasizes securing a minimum of 20 percent or more of the total project cost for comprehensive regional transportation improvement measures in advance, considering equity with other third-generation new cities, and reflecting the private-funded Maesong~Dongtan expressway project, the southern Gyeonggi regional railway, and the extension of the Shinbundang Line to Bongdam in the regional transportation network.

In particular, the proposal clearly stipulated the position that the confirmation of comprehensive regional transportation improvement measures should be deferred until concrete implementation plans for the Maesong~Dongtan expressway or equivalent comprehensive regional transportation measures are prepared, so that the principle of "first transportation measures, then move-in" can actually function.

This is explained as the minimum prerequisite to prevent the new city from becoming a mere bedroom community and to develop it as a balanced development hub with self-sufficient functions and convenient living amenities.

The proposal was prepared by the city through gathering opinions from residents, including through a private-public-government cooperative body for the Jin'an·Bongdam 3 Public Housing District, and the city plans to actively respond by continuously coordinating with relevant agencies, making joint proposals, and developing additional measures so that the city's recommendations are reflected as much as possible in the comprehensive regional transportation improvement plan.

Mayor Jung Myung-keun of Hwaseong stated, "Since the Jin'an·Bongdam 3 Public Housing District is a project that will have a significant impact on the transportation system and urban structure of the southwestern Seoul metropolitan region in the future, proactive and balanced transportation measures must be prepared," and added, "I will closely coordinate with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, LH, and Gyeonggi Province so that substantial regional transportation measures that residents can tangibly experience are established and implemented."