Parking Allowed on Roads Around 501 Traditional Markets Nationwide for Lunar New Year

Maximum 2 Hours Allowed for 10 Days from the 5th to the 14th to Promote Use of Traditional Markets

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Police Agency announced on the 4th that from the 5th to the 14th, for ten days, parking will be allowed for up to 2 hours on roads around 501 traditional markets nationwide, including Seoul's Gyeongdong Market, Busan's Pyeonghwa Market, and Suwon's Gwonsun Market, to promote the use of traditional markets during the Lunar New Year and stimulate local commercial consumption.

The 501 traditional markets where parking is allowed include 152 locations with year-round permanent parking and 349 locations temporarily selected by local governments and the National Police Agency after gathering opinions from market merchant associations and considering road conditions. Parking zones around traditional markets can be checked on the respective local government websites of the traditional markets, and free parking lots for traditional markets can be found on Gongu Nuri.

However, illegal parking and stopping will be strictly enforced in areas outside the permitted zones, such as within 5 meters of fire hydrants, at intersection corners, within 10 meters of bus stops, and on crosswalks.

Gu Bon-geun, Regional Economy Support Officer at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, “We hope that allowing parking on roads around traditional markets will increase the number of customers using these markets and help local neighborhood businesses struggling due to COVID-19.” He added, “To revitalize the local economy affected by COVID-19, we will expand the issuance scale of local love gift certificates to 4.5 trillion won in the first quarter and work with local governments to implement various policies so that the already purchased local love gift certificates can be used in daily life around the Lunar New Year holiday.”

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