Journal of the Korean Asphalt Institute ISSN:2234-0785(Print) 2635-9553(Online) 한국아스팔트학회지

In Korea, according to Article 40 of the Road Act (Designation and Management of Road Access Zones), road access zones are designated and managed within a certain range 10 meters on both sides for expressways and 5 meters for national and local roads from the boundary of the road zone as determined and announced under Article 25 of the Road Act. However, the excessive or uniform designation of road access zones has led to reduced land utility and increased public inconvenience due to the low threshold for purchase claims. Therefore, there is a need to improve the road access zone management system and establish more efficient management measures. This study aims to propose practical and reasonable methods for the designation of road access zones and compensation for losses, as well as to establish an information management system for the efficient management of road access zones. Specifically, the study suggests lifting the designation of road access zones that have been inappropriately assigned in cities, counties, and districts; expanding the exception criteria so that planned management areas designated for residential environment improvement may not be designated as road access zones; raising the threshold for purchase claims from 50% to 70%; providing a 50% reduction in property tax to protect citizens’ property rights; and presenting a plan for establishing an information management system to enable efficient management of road access zones between central and local governments.