Incheon Camp Market Sports Field Site Pollution Cleanup Completed... Opening to Citizens Next Month

Incheon Camp Market area opening on May 3 (red line) [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The area of the former U.S. military base 'Camp Market' in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, where contaminated soil cleanup has been completed, will be opened as a public rest space.

Incheon City announced on the 28th that it will open the 32,800㎡ site (former sports field) of Phase 1 in Zone B, part of the 210,765㎡ Camp Market A and B zones returned from the U.S. military to the Ministry of National Defense by December 2029, to the public on the 3rd of next month.

The opening hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

The space to be opened this time is included within the 93,000㎡ Zone B area that was temporarily opened for the first time in October last year, but public access had been restricted due to the contaminated soil cleanup project.

Incheon City and Bupyeong-gu installed signboards, walking mats, and benches, and planted 4,000 azalea and other shrubs in preparation for the official opening.

The contaminated soil cleanup within Camp Market is being carried out by the Ministry of National Defense, which has commissioned the Korea Environment Corporation to manage the project. The cleanup of Zone A was targeted for completion in 2022, and Zone B by 2021. On the 26th, the Korea Environment Corporation began Phase 2 of the soil cleanup in Zone B.

The city plans to expand the public rest space opening as Phases 2 and 3 of the soil cleanup are sequentially completed.

An official from Incheon City stated, "We are continuously receiving feedback on inconveniences related to Camp Market use through a communication box placed at the entrance," and added, "In August, we will open the Camp Market Info Center, establishing a citizen communication space and exhibition facilities, and will also conduct citizen participation programs."

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