Goyang City Launches Full-scale Effort to Persuade Daegwangwi for Inclusion of 'Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Ilsan Extension'

Goyang City Urges Inclusion in the 5th Wide-area Transportation Plan
Visit with Residents to the Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee
Proposes Wide-area Railway Instead of Tram
Solution for Traffic Congestion in Siksa and Pungdong

Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Min Kyung-sun), has begun full-scale efforts to persuade the Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee (Daegwangwi) to include its long-awaited 'Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Ilsan Extension' project in the 5th Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Implementation Plan. The city made clear its commitment to the project by presenting a proposal to convert the Changneung New Town wide-area transportation plan from a tram to a wide-area railway if the extension is included in the government plan.

Goyang City attended the resident consultation meeting held at the Greater Metropolitan Transportation Committee on the 24th to explain the necessity of the "Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Ilsan Extension Project" and is actively requesting its inclusion in the 5th Greater Metropolitan Area Transportation Implementation Plan. Provided by Goyang City

Goyang City announced on July 27 that it attended the resident meeting held at the Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee on July 24 to explain the necessity of the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Ilsan Extension Project and actively requested its inclusion in the 5th Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Implementation Plan.

This meeting was organized by the Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee in response to the continuous petitions and high interest from residents demanding the project. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Policy Division, the Goyang City Transportation Policy Division, and the civil society organization Subway Promotion Association (Jichumo), who discussed the feasibility and implementation strategies for the project.

Goyang City explained that the Siksa-dong and Pung-dong areas now have residential zones with a population of around 100,000, and that large-scale development projects, such as Pung-dong 2 District and Siksa 2 District, are further increasing transportation demand. In addition, the city highlighted that the chronic traffic congestion on Goyang-daero makes the expansion of wide-area railway infrastructure urgent.

Jichumo, representing local residents, also argued that expanding the wide-area railway network in the northwestern part of the Seoul metropolitan area is essential to alleviate the expected traffic issues due to the development of Changneung New Town and to improve access to Dongguk University and Dongguk University Hospital.

Goyang City specifically requested a thorough review of modifying the wide-area transportation improvement measures for Goyang Changneung District to replace the included tram project with the 'Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Ilsan Extension' wide-area railway, should the extension project be reflected in the 5th Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Implementation Plan.

The Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Ilsan Extension Project is a wide-area railway project that would extend the current terminus of the Goyang-Eunpyeong Line from Goyang City Hall to Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, for a distance of 2.04 kilometers. The total project cost is estimated at approximately 236.1 billion won. The city also presented a plan to reduce the national fiscal burden if funding can be secured by revising the current wide-area transportation improvement measures.

The Metropolitan Area Transportation Committee stated that it is conducting a comprehensive review of the project's necessity and economic feasibility.

The head of the Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Policy Division said, "We will continue to communicate with Goyang City and its residents, and we are currently comprehensively reviewing residents' opinions, as well as the necessity and economic feasibility of the project." He also added, "We are currently discussing wide-area transportation projects submitted from all over the country with related organizations such as the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and plan to establish the 5th Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Implementation Plan through public hearings in the second half of the year."

A Goyang City official stated, "The Goyang-Eunpyeong Line Ilsan Extension is not only critical for the Siksa-dong and Pung-dong areas, but is also a key project for completing the wide-area railway network in the northwestern metropolitan region," adding, "We will continue to consult with government and related organizations to ensure the project is included in the 5th Metropolitan Area Wide-area Transportation Implementation Plan."

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