Dongtan Residents: "GTX Must Open by 2017"

Residents of Dongtan New City have come forward claiming that GTX construction must begin early and the line must open by 2017.

On the 24th, the Dongtan Residents' Autonomous Committee, heads of neighborhood associations, and residents' representatives issued a statement saying, "We express concern over the construction of GTX, which residents eagerly await, and the fact that high-speed rail (KTX) construction has begun without reflecting on history."

They argued, "Most residents currently commute to Seoul using the Gyeongbu Expressway, but as traffic volume increases, congestion time continues to lengthen," and claimed, "We will have to live in increasingly severe traffic chaos ahead."