The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is launching a new feasibility study to revive the Seoul-Yangpyeong Expressway, a planned 27-kilometer, four-lane road linking Hanam with Yangpyeong County in Gyeonggi Province. The project has been suspended since July 2023, when then-Minister Won Hee-ryong declared it scrapped after controversy over a proposed terminus change to Gangsang-myeon, where the family of former first lady Kim Keon-hee owns land. The government confirmed the project’s resumption in March, citing the need to expand a major transport corridor in northeastern greater Seoul, improve public convenience and address long-standing regional demand, including worsening congestion and the scheduled 2029 move-in to Gyosan New Town. The previous feasibility-study contract was terminated, a new tender was issued in June and a contract was signed in August. A specialized road research institution will restart the review from scratch, examining traffic demand, technical feasibility, economic effects and environmental and social impacts without being bound by the earlier study. The government aims to produce an optimal route plan by the second half of next year. A public-private council of road, transport and environmental experts and officials from Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, Songpa District, Hanam, Gwangju and Yangpyeong County will review the process and provide regional input. The ministry plans to disclose progress at major stages to strengthen transparency.