Yongin City Actively Incorporates Residents' Opinions on ‘Dongbaek IC Installation’... Accelerates Toward 2027 Groundbreaking

Yongin Holds Second Residents’ Briefing Session
Decision Made to Retain Gwangdo Wideville Apartment Access Road and Intersection
Project Budget Increased to KRW 147.1 Billion Reflecting Residents’ Demands
Mayor Lee Sang-il: "Residents’ Opinions Fully Reflected, Inconvenience to Be Minimized"

Yongin Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Sang-il) is accelerating the promotion of the 'Yeongdong Expressway (tentative name) Dongbaek IC Installation Project' by preparing alternatives that actively incorporate the voices of local residents.

Yongin Special City held the second residents' briefing session related to the "Yeongdong Expressway (tentatively named) Dongbaek IC Installation Project" on the 9th at the Multipurpose Room of Giheung District Office. Provided by Yongin City

The city announced on the 11th that it held the second residents' briefing session regarding the project at the multipurpose room of Giheung District Office on the 9th, sharing the results of the basic design review conducted so far and the matters reflecting residents' opinions.

Previously, on February 27, the city held the first residents' briefing session and collected various opinions from residents during the subsequent public viewing and announcement period. In particular, residents of the nearby Gwangdo Wideville Apartment strongly requested that the existing apartment access road be maintained, emphasizing that changing the access road would reduce accessibility to the Guseong area and could isolate the complex. They also called for solutions to noise and environmental issues.

In response, since March, Yongin City has been closely coordinating with Korea Expressway Corporation and continued communication by holding a total of three meetings with apartment residents in April and May.

As a result, the city fully accepted the residents' opinions and made a final revision to the basic design plan to retain the Gwangdo Wideville Apartment access road and intersection as they are.

With the inclusion of residents' demands for noise prevention measures and the preservation of the existing road in the basic design, the project scope was partially adjusted. According to this revision, the total project cost has been set at KRW 147.1 billion, an increase of approximately KRW 33.4 billion compared to the feasibility study conducted in September 2023.

The city plans to continue discussions with Korea Expressway Corporation throughout the upcoming process to further reflect residents' opinions.

Based on the newly revised basic design, the city plans to begin detailed design work in earnest in the second half of this year and aims to start construction in 2027. It is expected that construction will take about three years after groundbreaking to reach completion.

Mayor Lee Sang-il stated, "Since the installation of the (tentative name) Dongbaek IC has long been a wish of local residents, we have worked to thoroughly reflect a wide range of opinions. The construction period is expected to take about three years after groundbreaking, but we will do our best to shorten this period as much as possible. We will make every effort to ensure that the project can be completed quickly through reasonable alternatives that reflect voices from the field."

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