According to the 2nd expressway construction plan, construction of 7 expressways in Incheon promoted
In Incheon, where Korea's first expressway was opened, new expressways on several routes will be additionally built, which is expected to reduce habitual congestion and significantly reduce traffic jams.
On January 28, Incheon announced that the Gyeongin Expressway underground project and the 2nd Gyeongin Line expansion project were reflected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '2nd Expressway Construction Plan', and a total of 7 expressway construction projects are currently underway.
Incheon's wide-area road network has been constructed or planned as a grid network with three north-south axes (Yeongjong-Ganghwa Pyeonghwa Road, Capital Region Second Ring Expressway, and Capital Region First Ring Expressway) and five east-west axes (3rd Gyeongin Expressway, 2nd Gyeongin Expressway, 4th Gyeongin Expressway, Gyeongin Expressway, and Incheon International Airport Expressway). Among them, the Gyeongin Expressway and the 2nd Gyeongin Expressway are habitually congested sections and require increased road capacity.
▲ On January 28, Incheon announced that the Gyeongin Expressway underground project and the 2nd Gyeongin Line expansion project were reflected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '2nd Expressway Construction Plan', and a total of 7 expressway construction projects are currently underway.
The Gyeongin Expressway underground project reflected in the ‘Second Expressway Construction Plan’ this time is to build an underground road (all vehicle types) with an extension of 19.3 km and a width of 4 lanes from Shinwol IC through Seoincheon IC to Namcheongna IC. A total of 2.41 trillion won will be invested in the project to be implemented as a financial project, and when the underground road is built, it is possible to enter the 27km section from Namcheongna to Yeouido in Seoul in 17 minutes.
In addition, the 2nd Gyeongin Line expansion project will invest a total of 627 billion won to expand the width of the 20.1km extension of the 2nd Gyeongin Expressway from Munhak IC to Seoksu IC from 6 lanes to 8 lanes.
With the addition of two projects this time, including the five projects currently in progress, such as the Gyeyang-Ganghwa Expressway, the Second Ring Expressway in the metropolitan area (Incheon-Ansan), the Yeongdong Line expansion (Sorae IC construction), the Namdong IC improvement project, and the Seochang-Gimpo Expressway, the number of expressway construction projects promoted by Incheon has increased to a total of seven. The total length of these projects is 116.7 km, and the total project cost is 7.674 trillion won.
The Gyeyang-Ganghwa Expressway is a project that connects Sangya-dong, Gyeyang-gu to Ganghwa-eup, Ganghwa-gun (extension 31.5 km, width 4-6 lanes, project cost 2.578.6 billion won), and feasibility evaluation service is currently in progress. And it is planned to be carried out with the goal of completing the project in 2031 by selecting the optimal route within this year.
In addition, the Metropolitan 2nd Ring Expressway (Incheon-Ansan) is a project to connect the disconnected section from Sihwanarae IC in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do to Namhang, Jung-gu, Incheon (extension of 19.8 km, width of 4 lanes, project cost of 1,688.9 billion won), and will be completed in 2029.
Yeongdong Line Expansion (Sorae IC Construction) is a project to build Sorae IC (extension 1.2 km, width 1 lane, project cost 47.5 billion won) that connects Cheongneung-daero and Yeongdong Line while extending the width of 6.9 km from Wolgot to Seochang on the Yeongdong Expressway from 6 lanes to 10 lanes, and is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
The Namdong IC improvement project has been conducting a preliminary feasibility study service since January of this year.
The Seochang-Gimpo Expressway is a project that connects Seochang JCT to Gimpo TG (length 18.27 km, width 4-6 lanes, project cost 717.6 billion won), and is scheduled to start construction in 2023 and be completed in 2028.
Incheon expects that when all the highways currently being promoted are completed, the road capacity of Incheon will be greatly expanded and a network of arterial roads in all directions will be established.
