COVID-19 Regional Economic Contraction... Bucheon City Temporarily Suspends Parking Enforcement Around Traditional Markets

3 Hours Lunch Break for the Entire March, 24 Hours Grace Period for Traditional Markets

Bucheon City Hall

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province will temporarily relax parking enforcement times and areas for one month in March to overcome the local economic damage caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The city will suspend parking enforcement for three hours during lunchtime, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition, parking enforcement will be suspended 24 hours a day on roads around 10 traditional markets including Yeokgok Nambu Market, Jayu Market, Hanshin Market, Sosa General Market, Sinheung Market, Ojeong Market, Bucheon Jeil Market, Jungdong Sarang Market, Gangnam Market, and Yeokgok Sangsang Market.

However, areas where parking is strictly prohibited such as fire hydrants, bus stops, intersection corners, crosswalks, sidewalks, safety zones, double parking, and children protection zones are excluded from the suspension to ensure citizens' safety and smooth traffic flow.

A Bucheon city official stated, "We are temporarily suspending parking enforcement to help small business owners who are struggling due to reduced consumer activity caused by the impact of COVID-19, even if only a little."

Meanwhile, Bucheon City is actively promoting the 'Parking Enforcement Text Alert Service' that sends real-time text messages to drivers of vehicles temporarily parked in CCTV enforcement areas, by installing promotional banners and producing flyers to increase subscribers.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.