그동안 수도권 지역은 지역낙후도와 무관했음에도 지역균형 항목에서 지속적으로 감점을 받으면서 예타 평가에서 불이익을 받고 있다는 지적이 잇따랐다.
It has been pointed out that while the metropolitan area has been unrelated to regional deterioration, it has been disadvantaged by the pre-feasibility study evaluation as it is continuously deducted from the regional balance catagory.