The Asan-Cheonan Expressway connecting Asan and Cheonan in South Chungcheong Province opens on the 20th. It is the first highway connecting Asan, South Chungcheong Province to the Gyeongbu Expressway, the national transportation network.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 19th that the Asan-Cheonan Expressway connecting Yeomseong-ri, Yeomchi-eup, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, and Cheonan-ri, Mokcheon-eup, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan City, is scheduled to open at 10 p.m. on the 20th. It is a 20.57km four-lane highway that began construction in December 2015 and was built over a period of about 8 years with a total project cost of 1.5 trillion won. With this opening, the travel distance from Yeomchi-eup, Asan-si to Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si is expected to be reduced by 7.9km, and the driving time is expected to be shortened by 17 minutes (29 minutes → 12 minutes).
The ‘Asan-Cheonan Expressway’ in South Chungcheong Province opens eight years after construction began. This highway is the first highway connecting the Asan area to the Gyeongbu Line. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it will build a new ‘Asan-Cheonan Expressway’ connecting Yeomchi-eup, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, and Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, and is scheduled to open at 10 p.m. on the 20th of this month. /Graphics=Chosun Design Lab Kwon Hye-in
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport expected that connecting the Asan-Cheonan Expressway to the Gyeongbu Expressway would have the effect of reducing logistics costs in large-scale industrial complexes in the northern part of South Chungcheong Province, where the semiconductor, automobile, and display industries are located. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport analyzed that the benefits arising from the opening of the Asan-Cheonan Expressway will amount to 110.2 billion won per year. Vehicle traffic was expected to be 38,000 vehicles per day.
On the Asan-Cheonan Expressway, ‘road surface watering’ and salt water spraying facilities were installed to effectively drain rainwater, allowing vehicles to drive safely even in winter when there is slippery rain and thin ice. Cutting-edge technologies, such as an ’emergency detection system’ that checks the location and speed of obstacles on the road or stationary or moving vehicles in real time, were also applied.
The opening ceremony of the Asan-Cheonan Expressway will be held near Asan Hyeonchungsa IC Square at 3 p.m. on the 20th. Baek Won-guk, Second Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, local National Assembly members, Asan Mayor Park Gyeong-gwi, and local residents will attend. Vice Minister Baek Won-guk said, “To revitalize the local economy, we will quickly push ahead with the opening of the remaining sections of the Dangjin-Cheonan Expressway, including the Inju-Yeomchi and Dangjin-Asan sections that are currently being promoted.”
2023-09-19 03:47:00
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