Briefing commemorating the 100th day of inauguration... “Line 2 tram power supply method, hydrogen will be decided within the year”
(Daejeon = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Joo-young = Daejeon Mayor Heo Tae-jeong said on the 6th, "We will decide on the tram supply method for Daejeon Urban Railway Line 2 at an early date and conclude it within the year."
Mayor Heo said at a city administration briefing commemorating the 100th day of his inauguration as the 9th popularly elected term, "I was embarrassed when I came into the 9th popularly elected term that there was no integrated process management and maintenance." He also promised, "As the Line 2 project has already been in progress for 20 years and much of the construction has progressed, I will tell the truth about the inconvenient parts and do my best to ensure that the promise to complete the project by 2030 is not a lie."
He explained, "During the 7th civil election, after several expert discussions on electric cables, batteries, hydrogen, etc., the hydrogen tram was judged to be an unfinished technology and was excluded as the final choice. However, in the 8th popular election, it was changed to hydrogen very quickly. Unless there is a critical flaw in the existing method or a significantly better technology is available, it is common to proceed as is..." He explained, "An audit of the process of changing to a hydrogen tram is in progress."
He continued, "In the process part, I designed it by dividing it into about 4 tools, but it was ultimately divided into 14 tools (8th public election). Process safety management is important, so why it was done in such a detailed manner is also something that needs to be reviewed," he said. "As soon as the audit results are organized, I will summarize and announce Daejeon City's position."
Mayor Heo expressed his frustration with the influx of requests for data submission from People Power Party lawmakers in Daejeon City, which lent filming locations to the controversy over the movie 'Assassin(s)', saying, "I also watched the movie during the holidays because there was social controversy," adding, "The related controversy has already been discussed numerous times in the media and is widely known, so I can't help but wonder why I'm getting excited about this."
He continued, "Imagination in the field of culture and arts must be respected," and added, "I am very suspicious of the intentions of those who apply ideological standards as if to test ideas. The old Chungcheongnam-do Provincial Office was shown very beautifully in the movie, and Daejeon City is willing to provide space as much as necessary in the future."
Mayor Heo cited the achievements of the city government in his first 100 days in office, including the designation of a specialized complex for defense industry, attracting investment of 250.2 billion won from Alteogen, confirming the establishment of the Armed Forces Academy in Daejeon, increasing the total project cost of Daejeon Medical Center, and creating 10 Seoul National Universities at Chungnam National University.
By designating it as a defense industry specialized complex, the city plans to invest 40 billion won in research and development (R&D), infrastructure construction, and human resources training over the next five years and attract 1 trillion won in private investment.
Mayor Heo also highlighted achievements such as selection as the host city for the 2029 Invictus Games and the successful hosting of the 2026 'League of Legends (LoL) International Mid-Season Invitational' (MSI).
In addition, he added that administrative changes that can be felt in daily life have been achieved, such as the launch of the local currency 'Ontongdaejeon 2.0', flexible operation of speed limits in children's protection zones, and the expansion of 3,000 spectator seats at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon.
Mayor Heo promised, “From now on, it will be a time when citizens can feel change in their daily lives,” and added, “We will strengthen our cooperative relationship with the five autonomous districts and establish a good consultation system between the party and government.”
