Pyeongtak City Signs Consignment Agreement for Early Opening of Hwayangjigu Wide-Area Traffic Improvement Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtak City announced on the 3rd that it has signed a consignment agreement with the Hwayangjigu Cooperative (Chairman Choi Seon-chul) for the early opening of Anjung Dae-ro 1-1 Line, the wide-area traffic improvement project (Line B) of the 'Pyeongtak Hwayangjigu Urban Development Project.'

One of the major problems arising from large-scale residential complex development projects such as land development is the traffic inconvenience to residents caused by delays in opening wide-area traffic improvement projects (roads) that serve as main access roads compared to apartment move-in schedules.

In response, the city set an early opening of the Hwayangjigu wide-area traffic improvement project as a goal to prevent traffic inconvenience from the development of Hwayangjigu. As a result of continuous consultations with the Hwayangjigu Cooperative over the past two years, the city has achieved the consignment agreement.

The road route for which the consignment agreement has been signed connects from the east side of Hwayangjigu through Hyunhwa District and Songdam District, existing urban areas in Anjung, to National Route 39. The 2.4-kilometer-long route will be expanded to six lanes with a total project cost of 44.1 billion won. The Hwayangjigu Cooperative will bear all project costs, while the city will conduct design reviews, compensation, and construction.

In addition to the B-line for which the agreement has been signed, the Hwayangjigu wide-area traffic improvement project consists of three routes: expansion and elevation of National Route 38 (Line A), and road construction connecting from the south side of Hwayangjigu to the wide-area traffic improvement project in Hyungdeok District of the Yellow Sea Economic Free Zone (Line C).

For the two routes other than the agreed-upon line, preliminary administrative procedures have been completed, and it has been previously agreed that agreements will be signed and implemented with the Seoul Regional Government of Korea Land and Housing Corporation, which is the road management authority, and the city.

Meanwhile, the Hwayangjigu urban development project is currently undergoing compensation for obstacles and cultural property surveys following the approval of the replacement land plan in August of last year. Recently, the relocation of the Anjung branch office was confirmed in September. In October, a business agreement was signed for the construction of a general hospital. Last month, a change notice of the development plan was issued to secure replacement land and sports facilities for cooperative members. Preparations are underway for the commencement of basic infrastructure construction in March of next year.