Gyeonggi-do, Goyang City’s 9 metropolitan transportation focus investment project. <Provided by the Greater Capital Area Transportation Commission (GRATC)>, ‘The government has decided to focus on investing in improving metropolitan transportation conditions such as roads and railways connecting Seoul before developing the third planned city in Changneung area of Goyang. Attention is being paid to whether the traffic congestion on the commute between Goyang and Seoul will be alleviated.’,
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, ‘The plan includes installing connecting ramps between the second expressway and the main expressway and expanding roundabouts to facilitate traffic flow. The plan also involves expanding the east-west axis arterial road from 4 lanes to 6 lanes and significantly expanding the parking facilities at transfer hub metro stations.’,
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, ‘The Greater Capital Area Transportation Commission (GRATC) under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held a metropolitan transportation improvement meeting in Goyang City on the morning of the 9th and announced plans for 9 priority investment projects. The meeting, attended by Chairman Kang Hee-eup of GRATC, Mayor Lee Dong-hwan of Goyang City, and officials from the Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH), was organized to expedite the progress of the 9 projects within Goyang City out of the 32 metropolitan investment projects announced during the public hearing last January.’,
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, ‘Goyang City has grown to be the third largest local government in the country with a population of over 1,078,000 as of last month, mainly due to the development projects in the Changneung area as one of the third planned cities, as well as smaller-scale development projects in Janghang, Samsong, and Jichuk areas. As a result, there have been calls for urgent establishment of a metropolitan transportation network as the demand for transportation has been rapidly increasing.’,
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, ‘In the first phase, the plan includes expanding the Sinpyeong IC roundabout (1 lane → 2 lanes) and constructing a connecting ramp between the second expressway and the main expressway and expanding the Hallyu World IC roundabout (1 lane → 2 lanes) by 2028 and 2027 respectively to improve traffic flow on the second expressway.’,
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, ‘Additionally, by 2027, plans have been made to establish 2 new bus stops on the main section of the second expressway to allow convenient movement in the direction of Seoul from the Janghang area.’,
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, ‘A project is also underway to establish a 6-lane east-west axis arterial road connecting the Changneung area in the western part and Hwajeongdong in Goyang City. The project aims to unify the project implementers through a task force (TF) and aims to complete it by 2030, 12 months earlier than originally planned, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.’,
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, “There is a goal to start the delayed subway Line 3 Jichuk Station-Wonheung Station transfer project in the latter half of this year and complete it by next year. Originally planned as ‘3 cars 1 set,’ the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line railway will be expanded to 4 cars and is scheduled to be completed by 2031.”,
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, ‘Regarding the bus public garage project in the Samsong area, which has been suspended for 13 years due to conflicts over the site location, plans have been made to relocate the project. The project will be resumed with a change in the metropolitan transportation improvement measures next year.’,
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, ‘Chairman Kang Hee-eup stated, “In order for the residents of Goyang City to enjoy comfortable commuting hours, the GRATC and Goyang City will make active efforts to improve metropolitan transportation in Goyang City,” adding, “We will swiftly proceed with other metropolitan investment projects and plans for improving metropolitan transportation in other areas in the capital region.”‘,
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