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South Korea's transport plan

The government of South Korea will be allocating a total of US$127.99 billion on transportation infrastructure in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
February 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The 3381 government of South Korea will be allocating a total of US$127.99 billion on transportation infrastructure in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Additionally, the government is also planning to build a second Yeongdong Expressway to connect Gyeonggi's Gwangju with Wonju and the cost to build the expressway is US$1.3 billion. Aside from that, the government wants to expand three road networks, which include Routes 59, 31 and 6 that connects to Gangneung and Wonju. The government has already allocated some $86.7 million into the Route 6 extension, connecting Duneung and Yeongok. This project is due for completion in 2014.

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