Work by the South Korean Army's engineering unit to connect the two Koreas by road has started in the Demilitarized Zone.<br />Once complete, it will be the first road connecting the two sides in the region of Cheorwon , Gangwon-do Province,.. since 1953,... when the Korean War Armistice Agreement was signed. <br />The 12-meter-wide road for military use will be about one-point-seven kilometer-long.<br />The road is located on Arrowhead Hill,... one of the fiercest battlefields of the Korean War.<br />It will be used for an inter-Korean project to recover war remains starting April next year, and the area is currently being cleared of landmines.<br />The two sides are planning to complete the demining process by the end of this month.<br />The project is part of the comprehensive military agreement between the two Koreas, signed at September's inter-Korean summit. <br />
