Request to Reduce Toll Fees on Pocheon~Guri Section of Pocheon~Sejong Expressway

Chairman Lim Jong-hoon of Pocheon City Council, to the Gyeonggi-do City and County Council Chairmen Association

Chairman Lim Jong-hoon of the Pocheon City Council in Gyeonggi Province attended the 174th regular meeting of the Gyeonggi-do City and County Council Chairpersons' Association held at Dongducheon Natural Recreation Forest Eoullim on the 18th, where he proposed the "Request for Toll Reduction on the Pocheon~Sejong Expressway (Pocheon~Guri Private Investment Section)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Toll Reduction Request").

Chairman Lim Jong-hoon of Cheonsi Council attended the 174th regular meeting of the Gyeonggi-do City and County Council Chairpersons Association held on the 18th at Dongducheon Natural Recreation Forest Eoullim, where he proposed the "Petition to Reduce Toll Fees on the Pocheon~Sejong Expressway (Pocheon~Guri Private Section)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Toll Reduction Petition"). Provided by Pocheon City Council

Hosted by the Dongducheon City Council, this regular meeting was attended by chairpersons of city and county councils from 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province, including Chairman Lim Jong-hoon, who discussed five agenda items including the "Toll Reduction Request" he submitted.

The "Toll Reduction Request" aims to address the discriminatory toll issue in the northern Gyeonggi region, where alternative transportation options are lacking, forcing residents to use the expressway despite high tolls. It calls for the government to actively implement the "same service - same fare" policy according to the toll management roadmap for the Pocheon~Guri section of the Pocheon~Sejong Expressway, which has relatively high tolls, and urges a reasonable reduction in toll fees.

Chairman Lim Jong-hoon stated, "Although the northern Gyeonggi region is a border area, it has been subject to various regulations due to its geographical specificity as part of the metropolitan area. The tolls on the Pocheon~Guri section of the expressway, which was promoted as a private investment project, are set higher than those of other expressways developed under the same private investment scheme, imposing a financial burden on residents of northern Gyeonggi."

He added, "Considering the public nature of the expressway, it is necessary to reasonably restructure the tolls for the Pocheon~Sejong Expressway’s Pocheon~Guri private investment section, and I urge a reduction in expressway tolls," explaining the reason for his proposal.