District Mayor Jeon Seong-su leads on-site meeting with Sinbanpo 12th, 16th and 27th-phase associations to review permitting issues
Seoul's Seocho-gu district office has launched an administrative support drive aimed at breaking ground on reconstruction projects in the Jamwon-dong area — covering the Sinbanpo 12th, 16th and 27th phases — in the first half of 2027.
Seocho-gu held the fourth on-site meeting of its reconstruction rapid-support team Thursday at the Jamwon-dong community center, reviewing pre-construction administrative procedures and project progress with the three reconstruction associations.
Association heads, executives, design and maintenance firm representatives, and district office experts attended the meeting. Participants confirmed a shared target of breaking ground in the first half of 2027 and examined administrative bottlenecks and scheduling risks at each complex.
The central issue was preparatory work — including the relocation of underground utilities — that must be completed before winter road-excavation restrictions take effect. Road excavation is banned from December, so any delay in finishing that work could push back the overall construction schedule.
The district office said it had coordinated across relevant departments and provided administrative support to complete the preliminary steps, ensuring the ground-breaking timeline stays on track.
Going forward, the district plans to hold regular progress meetings — bringing together associations, designers, contractors and relevant district departments — before demolition work begins. It also intends to fast-track the administrative procedures required for ground-breaking, including underground safety impact assessments, excavation reviews, structural reviews and the designation of construction supervisors.
The reconstruction rapid-support team was the first project District Mayor Jeon Seong-su approved after returning to office following his election in the ninth round of local elections. Under the initiative, the district mayor, reconstruction specialists and department heads visit associations directly to hear about difficulties and work out solutions on the spot.
The program also consolidates reconstruction permitting and support functions — previously scattered across separate departments — under the district mayor's direct oversight, with a focus on heading off delays before they arise.
Seocho-gu is also running a processing-deadline system that assigns mandatory turnaround times to all 10 stages of a reconstruction project, from safety inspections through to final settlement.
The district said the system has already produced results: ground-breaking at the Bangbae Sindonga apartment complex was moved up by as much as three months, while completion at Bangbae Zone 5 and Banpo 3rd Block was shortened by two weeks and one week, respectively.
"Reconstruction is a project that carries the long wait of every single association member, so it is important to keep a close eye on the schedule to prevent any delays," District Mayor Jeon Seong-su said. "We will support the process all the way through to ensure a swift and stable ground-breaking."
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