[Exclusive] Controversy over Wonju Tunnel Construction: Budget Jumped from 900 Million to 11.8 Billion Won....

Body: There has been a lot of talk lately regarding the media art creation project for the Wonju Twarigul (Geumdae 2 Tunnel), hasn't there? The maintenance budget, which was originally 960 million won, suddenly skyrocketed to 11.8 billion won—a massive 12-fold increase—leading to a frenzy involving Gangwon Province audits and even police investigations. Naturally, people couldn't help but criticize it, saying things like, "The local government is melting away our taxes again," or "Whose pockets is this money going into?" However, after watching an investigative report video that conducted on-site reporting and even released transcripts of calls with officials, a complete plot twist was revealed. The initial diagnosis five years ago that it would only cost "900 million won" was fundamentally flawed. For 80 years, trains had been running through, coating the inside of the tunnel with layers of black soot and tar. Due to budget constraints, they didn't even wash it off; they just looked at the surface with the naked eye in the darkness and said, "It's Grade A, we can fix it with 900 million won." (The video includes a transcript where the managing director of the diagnostic company admits this directly ㄷㄷ). Consequently, once construction began and high-pressure water trucks stripped away the 80-year-old tar... only then did the horrific reality emerge, with water pouring from various parts of the tunnel and concrete peeling off. While the media is framing it as "It was 900 million won five years ago, but they inflated it to 11.8 billion won," it turns out that the 900 million won figure itself was a farce created by a "blind men touching an elephant" type of diagnosis. For those curious about the fact-check on the local government's tax issues, I highly recommend watching this video. Judge for yourself whether the 11.8 billion won is truly a waste of taxpayer money or if the real repair estimate for an 80-year-old tunnel is only now being revealed.
? [Exclusive] The Truth Behind the 11.8 Billion Won Twarigul (https://youtu.be/zmDhdIwbZno)