Minister Kim Yun-duk of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 2nd said, "Housing stability is the start of people's livelihoods," and promised dwellings supply policies that people can feel.
The Minister, in the "2026 New Year's address," said, "Dwellings supply should not be judged by a timetable but by groundbreaking and move-ins," adding, "We will remove bottlenecks in the field more quickly and bolster needed support more tightly. We will align the focus of policy with 'tangible impact' so that young people, newlyweds, and vulnerable groups can feel that 'my life is becoming stable.'"
The Minister also unveiled a second plan for the transfer of public institutions to promote balanced regional growth. The Minister said, "Balanced growth must be confirmed in the 'lives' of the people," adding, "We will lay the groundwork so regions can grow." He continued, "To keep opportunities and services from concentrating only in the greater Seoul area, we will create mega-regional zones and hub cities in the provinces to deliver 'tangible results,'" and added, "As a core task, this year we will finalize the second plan for the transfer of public institutions."
The Minister also stressed safety. The Minister said, "Safety and fairness must be the standards of our society," adding, "At construction sites, we will clarify safety management responsibility across all pre-construction stages and, through 'execution of the basics' that does not overlook even minor signs, build a 'system where accidents are hard to occur.'" He continued, "In particular, because a single gap in aviation safety can lead to a major tragedy, we must improve airport facilities," and emphasized, "Safety is not 'it will probably be fine' but making it 'so that it is fine'; let's uphold those basics more firmly this year."
The Minister also intends to secure future growth engines for land and transport this year. The Minister said, "Advanced mobility such as Autonomous Driving and drones and urban air mobility (UAM) is a new path of growth that will support an economic leap," adding, "We will deliver changes people can feel so that results from the lab reach people's daily lives more quickly."
The Minister added, "We will swiftly resolve bottlenecks and make the industry's methods smarter to build a foundation for the construction industry to grow again." The Minister said in particular, "We will create construction sites where young people want to work," and added, "Furthermore, we will firmly back K-construction's overseas expansion so that Korea's construction competitiveness leads to economic growth."
The Minister went on, "We will tend more carefully to convenience in travel and daily life," adding, "We will expand and reorganize the public transit K-Pass into the unlimited flat-rate pass 'Everyone's Card,' and we will make sure the K-Pass takes root in daily life as a nationwide transportation pass. We will make interregional travel faster and more convenient and ensure uninterrupted transportation even in blind spots."
Through this, the Minister expressed the resolve to "make this year the first year of a new leap for Korea's land and transport." The Minister said, "To drive change, we must first change our own constitution," adding, "In cases where overlapping roles and blurred accountability have caused inconvenience to the public, we must make clear improvements."