A map showing the location of the Camp Walker west road construction project in Daegu. [Daegu city government]
A map showing the location of the Camp Walker west road construction project in Daegu. [Daegu city government]

Daegu is moving to begin land compensation procedures for a 100-meter stretch connecting to Daemyeong-ro — the first segment it plans to open along the 600-meter Camp Walker west road under construction in Nam-gu.

The city said Tuesday it has allocated 3.9 billion won ($2.88 million) for land compensation on the 100-meter Daemyeong-ro connector in its second supplementary budget for 2026.

The city plans to complete land compensation in 2027, break ground the same year, and open the road by 2028. The total project cost is 17 billion won.

Earlier, the city secured 8.4 billion won in state funding and completed compensation for four of the seven parcels in the 100-meter connector segment.

The latest budget allocation covers the remaining three parcels.

The Camp Walker west road is a 600-meter route running from Daemyeong-ro to the Camp Walker east road, needed to fully open the city's Third Ring Road.

Of that length, 500 meters require the return of land currently occupied by a US military base, and the city is in ongoing talks with the Defense Ministry and USFK on the matter.

"This project is meaningful as a catalyst for the full opening of the Third Ring Road, which has been severed for decades," Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho said. "We will complete the Daemyeong-ro connector on schedule and lay the groundwork for completing the Third Ring Road in stages."


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