National Road between Changwon Dong-eup and Gimhae Hallim Fully Opens at 2 PM on the 28th

Completion of 4-Lane Roadway with Two-Way Traffic through Gimhae Section Completion

The national highway Route 14 connecting Dong-eup in Changwon, Gyeongnam to Hallim in Gimhae will be fully opened at 2 p.m. on the 28th.

Gyeongnam Province held a road opening ceremony on the 27th to commemorate the completion of the 4-lane section in Gimhae, connecting Jinyeong-ri in Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae to Toerae-ri in Hallim-myeon, marking the full establishment of national highway Route 14 linking Changwon and Gimhae.

The opening ceremony for the construction of National Road No. 14 between Dong-eup, Changwon, Gyeongnam and Hallim, Gimhae was held.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

According to the province and Gimhae City, the national highway Route 14 road between Dong-eup and Hallim connects a 7.29 km section of a 4-lane road from Jinyeong-eup in Gimhae through Dong-eup in Changwon to Hallim-myeon in Gimhae.

The road construction, which began in March 2014 and opened this year, involved a total project cost of 281.2 billion KRW.

The completed Gimhae section connects to the already opened 11.44 km Dong-eup bypass road and the 10.5 km national highway replacement bypass road between Toerae and Nongso.

The existing replacement bypass road section from Bulamdong to Soeopsamgeori in Hallim will extend to Jinyeong New Town and also connect to the existing national highway Route 25 towards Changwon.

Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, is delivering congratulatory remarks on the opening of the National Road No. 14 construction project between Dong-eup, Changwon, Gyeongnam and Hallim, Gimhae.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

The opening ceremony was attended by Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do, Hong Tae-yong, Mayor of Gimhae, Kim Hong-mok, Director of Busan Regional Land Management Office, National Assembly members Min Hong-chul and Kim Jeong-ho, Ryu Myeong-yeol, Chairman of Gimhae City Council, Park Hae-young, Chairman of the Construction and Firefighting Committee of the Provincial Council, provincial council members Seo Hee-bong and Kwon Yo-chan, and local residents.

The province expects that the opening of this road will complete a connecting axis for the mutual development of Changwon and Gimhae areas and increase accessibility.

It also stated that it will contribute to smooth logistics transport by connecting the southern coastal region of Gyeongnam with Busan, Ulsan, and Pohang, relieve chronic congestion on the existing national highway Route 14, and enhance transportation convenience for residents.

Hong Tae-yong, Mayor of Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, is delivering a greeting at the opening ceremony of the construction of National Road No. 14 between Dong-eup, Changwon, Gyeongnam and Hallim, Gimhae.
[Photo by Gimhae City Hall]

Governor Park said, “Smooth logistics movement through road construction will revitalize the region and lead to attracting companies and increasing jobs. Gyeongnam Province will continue to make efforts to improve accessibility in the eastern region centered on Gimhae and to newly establish a grid road network throughout Gyeongnam.”

Mayor Hong said, “The connection of national highway Route 14 will improve transportation convenience for visitors to next year’s National Sports Festival and the Paralympics and will serve as a key axis of Gimhae City’s priority projects such as the Northeast Asia logistics platform. I express my gratitude to the Busan Regional Land Management Office and the construction personnel who carried out the project.”