ðə fˈɜːst ɛkspˈænʃən, fˈʌndᵻd ɪn pˈɑːɹt baɪ ɐ jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiː mˈɪliən lˈoʊn fɹʌmðə kɚɹˈiːə ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈeɪdʒənsi kˈoʊɪkə ɪn koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪððə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən ænd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz, bɹˈoʊk ɡɹˈaʊnd ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
The first expansion, funded in part by a US$3 million loan from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and Communications, broke ground in March 2007.