Mayor Lee Sang-il Urgently Inspects Yangji-eup Construction Sites: "Officials Must See from Residents’ Perspective"

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Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin Special City, personally visited the large-scale apartment construction site in Yangji-eup, Cheoin-gu, where residents’ inconvenience has been ongoing, and conducted on-site administrative activities.

Yisangil, Mayor of Yongin Special City, is inspecting the site by visiting an apartment construction site in Yangji-eup, Cheoin-gu on the 10th. Provided by Yongin City

On the 10th, Mayor Lee visited the construction sites of SM Steel Co., Ltd. and Seohi Construction Co., Ltd. apartments located in Yangji 4-ri, Yangji-eup, as well as a nearby religious facility construction site, to listen to residents’ concerns and discuss solutions with representatives from the construction companies.

Attending the site inspection were local residents, including Park Gwanghyeon, head of the Yangji 4-ri Emergency Countermeasures Committee, and officials from the construction companies. Residents strongly raised issues such as particulate dust, noise, and stream pollution generated at the construction site, as well as traffic congestion during commuting hours and pedestrian safety concerns caused by large construction vehicles.

After thoroughly inspecting the site, Mayor Lee emphasized, “The situation is urgent enough that residents have experienced prolonged inconvenience and have submitted collective complaints to the city. If construction officials examine the problems from the residents’ perspective—as if they themselves lived here—solutions will surely emerge.”

Yisangil, Mayor of Yongin Special City, visited an apartment construction site in Yangji-eup, Cheoin-gu on the 10th to inspect the site. Provided by Yongin City

In response, a representative of the religious facility acknowledged, “It seems we have not communicated enough with local residents,” and said, “From now on, we will frequently meet with residents to communicate and work on solutions to the issues raised.”

Mayor Lee also visited the new apartment construction site being built by SM Steel Co., Ltd.

In Yangji-ri, Yangji-eup, Cheoin-gu, construction is underway for 997 units of Cluster Yongin Gyeongnam Honorsville by SM Steel Co., Ltd. and 1,265 units of Yongin Yangji Seohi Starhills Apartments by Seohi Construction Co., Ltd.

The countermeasures committee demanded solutions to issues such as particulate dust, stream pollution, and noise generated at the apartment construction sites.

Sangil Lee, Mayor of Yongin Special City, visited an apartment construction site in Yangji-eup, Cheoin-gu on the 10th to inspect the site. Photo provided by Yongin City

They also requested that the construction companies take measures regarding the expansion of the urban planning road near the site, alleviating traffic congestion during commuting hours, and ensuring pedestrian safety.

A representative from SM Steel Co., Ltd. stated, “If we secure land by purchasing public and private property, we plan to expand the urban planning road from two lanes to three or four lanes. The road section leading to Sanshindang will be arranged so that people and agricultural machinery can pass smoothly.”

The representative added, “We will minimize particulate dust caused by construction vehicle traffic by using water spray trucks and wheel-washing facilities, and we will work to ease traffic congestion by adjusting construction and vehicle traffic during commuting hours.”

A representative from Seohi Construction Co., Ltd. said, “Although construction has not yet begun, as an alternative to the anticipated traffic congestion and particulate dust, we will assign traffic personnel at the three-way intersection towards downtown Yangji-eup and prepare measures such as minimizing construction vehicle traffic during commuting hours.”

Lee Sangil, Mayor of Yongin Special City, is discussing issues such as dust with residents at an apartment construction site in Yangji-eup, Cheoin-gu, on the 10th. Provided by Yongin City

Mayor Lee stated, “With three construction sites in the area, it is inevitable that residents experience inconvenience, so construction companies need to make active efforts to communicate with residents. Since the representatives of SM Steel and Seohi Construction said at today’s meeting that they would communicate more and strive to resolve residents’ inconvenience, I ask that city officials also pay greater attention and play a good mediating role so that the issues can be resolved smoothly.”

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