Democratic Party alleges expressway rerouted to benefit first lady; minister cancels projectThe Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong said Thursday that he would cancel a project to construct an expressway linking Seoul to Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province.The capital is surrounded by the province and the county of Yangpyeong, a subdivision of the province, is east of Seoul.Won's abrupt declaration was a response to the allegations raised by the opposition Democratic Party of Korea that the ministry rerouted the expressway to benefit first lady Kim Keon Hee's family because her family grave site is near its endpoint.

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