Haenam-gun Completes Construction of Ttangkkeut Port Passenger Terminal

Annual Convenience Improvement for Over 270,000 Users

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan) announced on the 9th that the Ttangkkeut Port Passenger Terminal has been newly constructed.

Ttangkkeut Port is the only coastal port in Haenam-gun, visited annually by about 270,000 people including residents of Wando-gun areas such as Nohwado, Hoenggando, and Heugildo neighboring Haenam-gun, as well as tourists visiting Haenam.

The completion ceremony held on the 8th was attended by Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan, National Assembly member Yoon Jae-gap, Deputy Governor Song Sang-rak, and other officials to celebrate the construction of Ttangkkeut Port.

The construction of the Ttangkkeut Port Passenger Terminal was carried out with a national budget of 3.174 billion KRW according to the national port master plan. Construction began in December 2019 and was completed on the 31st of last month, after 1 year and 4 months. The facility has a total floor area of 499.6㎡ on the first floor and includes various convenience facilities such as ticket offices, waiting rooms, and offices.

Designed to embody the image of the Ttangkkeut sunrise, the semi-circular media glass installed on the rooftop consists of 62 vacuum glass panels, enabling the display of various content and promotional videos through LEDs, making it a representative attraction of Ttangkkeut that offers diverse nighttime viewing experiences.

Until now, Ttangkkeut Port lacked a passenger terminal, causing many inconveniences such as ticketing in temporary buildings. With the completion of the passenger terminal, spaces for ticketing, boarding waiting, and resting have been provided, allowing users to use the ferry route more comfortably and conveniently.

Nohwa Nonghyup and Haegwang Transport, responsible for ticketing, will also close their existing facilities and relocate by April.

Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan stated, “It is expected to play a key role in revitalizing the local economy, which has been struggling due to COVID-19,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure that the passenger terminal causes no inconvenience to residents of Haenam and Wando and tourists visiting Ttangkkeut.”

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