New South Korea highway plans

South Korea is planning a series of highway projects, with existing routes to be expanded and new stretches to be built. The country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has set out a programme of works that will run until 2020. The work planned includes widening 10 existing highways as well as constructing a further 13 new highways. Construction of the roads will help to generate 290,000 jobs and deliver an economic benefit to the country expected to reach US$77.35 billion. The South Korean Gov
January 13, 2017 Read time: 1 min
South Korea is planning a series of highway projects, with existing routes to be expanded and new stretches to be built. The country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has set out a programme of works that will run until 2020. The work planned includes widening 10 existing highways as well as constructing a further 13 new highways. Construction of the roads will help to generate 290,000 jobs and deliver an economic benefit to the country expected to reach US$77.35 billion. The South Korean Government plans to spend $2.6 billion on developing its highway widening and construction programme. The country aims for its highway network to reach a total of 5,000km once the programme is complete.
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