To Commemorate Samsung's Foundry Construction
"Samsung Highway" is under construction in Williamson County in the U.S. state of Texas. As Samsung Electronics began to build a foundry worth more than 20 trillion won, county authorities has decided to build a highway to commemorate the Korean semiconductor giant’s large-scale investment.
Williamson County recently announced that it will name a new road connecting Samsung's new semiconductor plant and an existing highway the “Samsung Highway.” The county announced a plan to build a US$22 million road in December last year. Williamson County is an autonomous district which includes Taylor, a city where Samsung's new semiconductor plant will be located.
Samsung Highway will connect Farm-Market (FM) Road 3349 to FM Road 973. It is being built as a round-trip four-lane road. The county explained that the construction work focused on reducing curbs and boosting safety. The connection work between County Road (CR) 404 and FM 973 started in June this year. The road will be completed in September or October 2023. Connection work between FM 3349 and CR 404 will begin early next year and will be completed in September or October 2024. The road will be completed at the end of 2024.
Apart from this, Williamson County is simultaneously carrying out the extension/reconstruction of other highways connecting an existing highway and an area around the Samsung semiconductor plant. County authorities are supporting the establishment of infrastructure so that logistics can move smoothly after the completion of the Samsung plant, sources say. “This road construction project is part of our long-term transportation infrastructure improvement plan,” a county official said.