Mayor Kim Wongi Delivers Line 8 Extension Petition to Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission: “Reflect the Wishes of 56,511 Residents”

Uijeongbu City Calls for Line 8 Extension to Be Included in 5th Metropolitan Transportation Implementation Plan
Also Seeks Transportation Improvements for Yonghyeon District

Kim Wongi, mayor of Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, submitted a petition signed by 56,511 residents to the Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission and asked that the extension of Subway Line 8 to Uijeongbu be included in the national metropolitan transportation plan.

Uijeongbu Mayor Kim Wongi poses for a commemorative photo after handing Kim Yongseok, chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, a petition signed by 56,511 residents calling for an extension of Subway Line 8 to Uijeongbu on the 3rd. Provided by Uijeongbu City.

On Nov. 3, Mayor Kim met with Kim Yongseok, chair of the Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission, and called for the Line 8 extension to Uijeongbu to be included in the 5th Metropolitan Transportation Implementation Plan. Four co-chairs of the pan-citizen committee calling for the extension, including its representative Choi Gyeongho, also attended the meeting.

The signature campaign was led by the pan-citizen committee. Residents and public officials promoted the need for the extension and encouraged participation at Uijeongbu and Hoeryong stations, on major streets, and at event venues, collecting a total of 56,511 signatures.

On the same day, Mayor Kim also proposed measures to improve transportation in response to demand arising from the development of the Uijeongbu Yonghyeon Public Housing District. The proposals called for the district's metropolitan transportation improvement plan to include a new light rail station within the Yonghyeon District, a connection to the circular line, construction of the Jangam-Gosan Tunnel, and grade separation at Mangadae Intersection.

“Residents’ concerns about the weakening of the city’s self-sufficiency are growing, as even the Camp Jackson site, where we had been working to attract businesses, was recently included among the government’s candidate sites for public housing,” Mayor Kim said. “Extending Subway Line 8 to Uijeongbu is essential to address growing transportation demand and help the city become self-sustaining.”

He added, “The Line 8 extension to Uijeongbu is a project that reflects the earnest wishes of residents, as well as an important task for completing the Seoul metropolitan area’s circular rail network and promoting balanced development in northern Gyeonggi Province. I ask for a policy decision that will ensure it is included in the 5th Metropolitan Transportation Implementation Plan.”

Uijeongbu City plans to continue consultations with relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Metropolitan Area Transportation Commission, to have the Line 8 extension to Uijeongbu incorporated into higher-level plans.

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