Mayor Lee Chungwoo: "New City Hall, Foundation for Yeoju's Next 100 Years"... Completion Targeted for 2029

Yeoju Completes Design for New City Hall in Gaeop-dong
Construction to Begin This Year on One-Basement, Seven-Story Building
Plans Include Book Cafe, Multipurpose Hall and Civic Plaza
Scattered Administrative Functions to Be Consolidated in One Location

Yeoju City in Gyeonggi Province is moving ahead in earnest with plans to build a new city hall in the Gaeop-dong area, leaving behind its aging headquarters, which has been in use for 47 years.

Yeoju Mayor Lee Chungwoo and attendees pose for a commemorative photo with their fists raised at the completion report meeting for the detailed design of the new Yeoju City Hall construction project, held at Yeogang Hall at Yeoju City Library on the 13th. Photo provided by Yeoju City.

Yeoju City said on the 14th that it held a briefing on the completion of the detailed design for the new city hall project at Yeogang Hall in Yeoju Municipal Library on the 13th, where it would present the final design results and the schedule for future construction.

Attendees included Yeoju Mayor Lee Chungwoo, city council members, heads of relevant institutions and organizations, and the citizen advisory panel. They reviewed the floor-by-floor layout and construction schedule.

The briefing marks the culmination of a four-year process that began when the city designated the area around Lot 9-3 in Gaeop-dong as the site for the new city hall, shortly after the launch of the eighth popularly elected administration in 2022. After completing administrative procedures, including a feasibility study and investment review, the city signed a contract in February with a consortium led by Kyeryong Construction, the preferred bidder for the detailed design. The design work, which began with the basic design and continued for about two years, is now complete.

The new city hall will have one basement floor and seven above-ground floors. The project aims to address the severe deterioration of the current building, constructed in 1979, and its shortage of office space. It will also bring together in one location administrative departments that have been scattered across several sites, easing inconvenience for residents.

The building will be developed as a “complex administrative town” that goes beyond a conventional administrative workplace and can be freely used by residents. It will include a book cafe and a multipurpose auditorium, while open community facilities such as a civic plaza are planned for the grounds.

Yeoju City plans to begin main construction this year after completing the relevant permitting procedures and finish the project in 2029. A city official said, “We will work closely with the contractor to ensure thorough quality verification and on-site safety management.”

Architectural rendering of Yeoju's new city hall. Courtesy of Yeoju City.

Yeoju Mayor Lee Chungwoo said, “The new city hall will be more than just a new government building; it will be a key foundation for shaping Yeoju’s next 100 years together with its residents. We will focus all our administrative resources on ensuring the project proceeds without a hitch.”

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