Naju-si to Implement Paid System for 'Cargo Truck Public Parking Lot' Starting Next Month

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] The public parking lot for freight trucks in Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, will switch to paid operation starting next month.

Naju-si (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 16th that it has completed the ordinance revision to change the public parking lot fee system, which had been operated free of charge since its temporary opening last August, to a paid system, and will collect parking fees with the revised rates from the 1st of next month.

From the 1st of next month, small and large freight trucks using the parking lot will be charged as follows: free for parking under 2 hours; for parking exceeding 2 hours, daily fees of 3,000 KRW for small trucks and 5,000 KRW for large trucks; monthly passes costing 20,000 KRW for small trucks and 50,000 KRW for large trucks.

The city plans to issue a "Parking Lot Usage Certificate," which is required for the freight truck transportation business permit, along with the transition to paid operation.

The parking lot usage certificate will be issued only to vehicles using the monthly pass.

Additionally, parking lot usage fees will be charged based on the usage period of the monthly pass (㎡ × 250 KRW × number of months), and for vehicles using the monthly pass for six months or longer, the certificate will be issued free of charge to promote active use of the parking lot.

For inquiries about the public parking lot fee system, monthly pass purchase, and other parking lot operations, contact the Traffic Administration Division at City Hall or the parking lot management office.

Mayor Kang In-gyu stated, "We will strive to improve the parking fee system and promote it to ensure that transportation workers do not experience inconvenience when using the parking lot," and added, "We ask for the active interest and use of freight truck owners to foster a healthy parking culture, including the eradication of overnight street parking."

Meanwhile, the freight truck public parking lot (Cheongdong 4-beon-gil), completed in June last year with a total project cost of 18.6 billion KRW (13.5 billion KRW national funds and 5.1 billion KRW city funds), was established to prevent traffic inconvenience and safety accidents caused by overnight street parking of freight trucks.

The parking lot covers an area of 49,083㎡ and includes 341 parking spaces: 18 extra-large, 198 large, and 125 small spaces, along with vehicle maintenance facilities, a restaurant, agricultural and specialty product sales areas, a fitness room, shower facilities, and various convenience and rest facilities for transportation workers.

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