Faster on the way to the airport,Foreign-invested enterprises in Southwest area of Gyeonggi are biggest beneficiary

2009 4 April Info letter No.59
Faster on the way to the airport
Foreign-invested enterprises in Southwest area of Gyeonggi are biggest beneficiary

Incheon Bridge, longest bridge in Korea, with target open date as October 2009, just six months ahead, is under climax of construction getting into the end. Length of Incheon Bridge, connect to Youngdong highway from Incheon International Airport and New Songdo City, is 11.7km for the part above seas, 18.2km for the entire length. It is monumental bridge in the history of Korea civil engineering. The height of found tower on sand is 230m and this is equal height with Nam Mountain in Seoul. Length between main tower and sub tower is 800m, which is first in Korea and 5th longest sea bridge in the world.


When the bridge open, it become easier to approach Incheon international airport located in southwest part of Gyeonggi. Comparing with local residents and entrepreneurs take round through existing Youngjong Bridge, its effect is reduction of more than 20 minutes in terms of only distance. Also if the highways between
Suwon-Pyeongtaek, dongtan-bongdam are open together in October this year, its sensory speed will be reduce plenty time for round-trip to Incheon International Airport, as well as it allow to avoid west area of round highway outskirt of Seoul where have traffic congestion keep occur. With countious open of Anyang- Songdo (3rd Gyeongin), west pyeongtaek JC-Siheung, west suwon -Songdo(2nd outside the loop), its ripple effect would be more maximized.


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Metropolitan Subway to Make Debut in 2016 (Korea Times)

04-14-2009 
By Kim Jae-kyoung
Staff Reporter (Korea Times)

Those living in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province will be able to travel the greater metropolitan area within 40 minutes from 2016 as a project to build a new underground railway in the region is taking shape.

The network, dubbed "Great Train Express" (GTX), is expected to bring major changes to the current metro system linking Seoul to Gyeonggi Province and Incheon. The GTX will serve Seoul and a large part of Geyonggi via deeper underground tracks.

On Wednesday, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo announced the outcome of a feasibility study on the economics of the project conducted by the Korea Society of Transportation.

Based on the results, Gyeonggi Province suggested three key underground lines - a 46.3 km stretch between Ilsan and Suseo; 49.9 kms between Songdo in Incheon and Cheongryangri; and 49.3 kms between Euijeongbu and Geumjeong.

The study is to be submitted to the Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs this week. The ministry will go over the project and make a final decision on whether to include the project in its master plan for the greater metropolitan area metro system later this year.

Once construction of the three lines - which will cost 13.9 trillion won - is completed, the daily volume of surface traffic bound for Seoul will be reduced substantially, saving a total of 580 billion won in energy consumption a year, according to Gyeonggi officials.

GTX stations will be set up every 10km, compared to existing subways with stations every 1 to 1.5km. The GTX will run at around 120kmph, three times faster than the existing subways.

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