Yongin City Council Chair Jang Jeongsun: "Platform City to Become a Self-Sufficient City Attracting Businesses and Jobs"

Yongin City Council Leadership Visits Platform City Construction Site
Reviews Construction Progress and Cultural Heritage Surveys; Calls for Minimizing Inconvenience to Residents
Hears Development Plans for Guseong Station Transit Center and MICE Complex

The leadership of the Yongin Special City Council visited the site of the Gyeonggi Yongin Platform City urban development project to review construction progress and called for the creation of a self-sufficient city that attracts businesses and creates jobs.

The leadership of the Yongin Special City Council is receiving a briefing from Yongin City Corporation President Shin Kyungcheol on the development plans during a visit to the Gyeonggi Yongin Platform City development project site. Photo provided by Yongin City Council.

On October 6, Council Chair Jang Jeong-sun and other council leaders visited the site to review progress in each construction zone, the removal of obstructions, and cultural heritage surveys. Those who attended the inspection included Shin Nayeon, chair of the Autonomy and Administration Committee; Park Byeongmin, chair of the Council Operations Committee; Kim Heeyoung, chair of the Ethics Special Committee; and officials from Yongin City, Yongin Urban Corporation, and Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation (GH).

Platform City is an urban development project covering approximately 2.72 million square meters (830,000 pyeong) in Bojeong-dong, Mabuk-dong, and Singal-dong in Giheung-gu, with a total project cost of approximately 8.268 trillion won. It is being developed with completion targeted for 2030.

Progress rates reported that day were 7.5% for Zone 1 and 2.4% for Zone 2, both being developed by GH, and approximately 27% for Zone 3, which is being handled by Yongin Urban Corporation. Approximately 67% of the removal of obstructions has been completed. Cultural heritage surveys are 87% complete for sample surveys, 48% for trial excavations, and 43% for detailed excavations.

The council leaders called for close monitoring of how cultural heritage surveys and consultations with infrastructure-related agencies affect the overall project schedule, in order to minimize delays. They also urged those involved to reduce inconvenience to residents during construction and strengthen safety management at the site.

They then received a briefing from Shin Gyeongcheol, president of Yongin Urban Corporation, on plans to develop the Special Planning District. Key functions under consideration for the district include a multimodal transit center centered on GTX Guseong Station, an MICE complex that would serve as a business hub for the southern Seoul metropolitan area, and cultural content.

The plan is to attract outstanding companies and create approximately 55,000 quality jobs, developing the area into a self-sufficient city with convenient transportation and cultural and tourism facilities.

The council leaders agreed that Platform City should enhance the city's competitiveness by bringing together businesses, jobs, and convenient amenities. To that end, they called for detailed plans, starting with the "Special Planning District Development Plan Study," that organically connect regional transportation networks, the transit system at Guseong Station, business attraction, and cultural and tourism content.

“Platform City is a key project that will determine Yongin’s future urban competitiveness, so every stage of construction must be managed carefully,” Chair Jang Jeong-sun said. “We will continue to visit the site and communicate with those involved to minimize delays, put safety first, and ensure the project becomes a self-sufficient city where good companies and jobs gather and residents can see and experience the changes.”

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