Roads to Sinuiju
The story is more interesting than I initially suspected, however. It appears that the DPRK is building two highways between Tongrim and Sinuiju. One highway will probably be for public, commercial, and international traffic. The other road is likely reserved for “you-know-who” and other senior policy makers. Below is a map of both these highways between Tongrim and Sinuiju. The “elite road” is the road to the right that connects Tongrim to Kim Jong-il’s compound in Sinuiju and the Uiju Airforce Base. You can see the map below:
It is not clear where these roads go south of Tongrim because the satellite imagery predates the highway construction.
There are several highways in the DPRK that are reserved for Kim Jong il and other senior policymakers. Below is the highway that connects Pyongyang to leadership compounds in Hyangsan and Changsong (on the Chinese border).
