Prime Minister Han Seong-sook has begun on-site visits to accelerate stability in the greater Seoul area dwellings market.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on the 9th afternoon that Han, together with Minister Kim Yun-duk of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), visited the Goyang Changneung district in Donae-dong, Deokyang-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi. They reviewed the overall progress of the third new towns and specific measures that could expedite public housing site development.
The Goyang Changneung district visited this time is a large-scale residential complex in western Seoul, where a total of 38,000 households are planned to move in. All land compensation work has been completed, and full-scale residential facility construction has been in full swing since the first village complex began in 2024.
The government is pushing to supply 336,000 households in total (239,000 public dwellings) across eight districts, combining five lead regions announced in 2018, including Goyang Changneung, and three lagging regions announced in 2021, such as Gwangmyeong-Siheung.
By last year, construction had begun on 21,000 households across all third new towns, of which 4,000 were in the Goyang Changneung district. This year, ground is planned to be broken for 17,000 households across the new towns, and Goyang Changneung is also preparing to open an additional 4,000 households this year.
Han said, "For stability in the greater Seoul real estate market, rapid supply is more important than anything," asking the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and LH to "work to ensure that third new town dwellings can be supplied in a timely manner."
Han continued, "Please also push to ensure that major infrastructure directly tied to the settlement conditions of third new town residents—transportation, education, electricity, water and sewage, and district heating—can be put in place without setbacks in step with the speed of dwellings supply."
Minister Kim said, "Because the role of the third new towns, including Goyang Changneung, is very important in supplying dwellings in the greater Seoul area, we will concentrate all capabilities on swift project execution, including institutional improvements and meticulous project management," adding, "Even if we speed up supply, it will be hard to earn public trust if safety accidents or shoddy construction occur, so we will also be thorough in ensuring worker safety at construction sites during the rainy season and in building safety and quality management."
Going forward, the government plans to strictly oversee safety, quality, and schedules at construction sites so that excellent residential spaces can be provided quickly in prime locations in the greater Seoul area. It also plans to continue operating a close cooperation system that breaks down interagency barriers to produce visible results the public can feel.