Public Parking Towers to Be Built One After Another in Gimhae Downtown

Parking tower at Yeonji Park, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, scheduled to operate from next month. [Image source=Gimhae-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 19th that large public parking facilities aimed at alleviating downtown parking difficulties are scheduled to be completed sequentially in the second half of this year.

First, the Yeonji Park Parking Tower, which will resolve the parking shortage at Yeonji Park, Gimhae's representative citizen park, will be completed this month and will enter a pilot operation starting next month.

The Yeonji Park Parking Tower is being constructed at 9 Geumgwandaero 1368beon-gil with a project cost of 4.4 billion KRW (private investment), featuring a building area of 2,179㎡, a total area of 4,355㎡, two floors (three levels), and a parking capacity of 191 spaces.

The Naedong Turtle Park Parking Tower is scheduled for completion in October. The city is investing a total of 4.773 billion KRW, including city funds, to build a facility with a building area of 1,222㎡, a total area of 3,472㎡, three floors (four levels), and 116 parking spaces.

This location is in the densely populated residential area of Naeoe-dong, home to 70,000 residents, and is close to the Naeoe-dong central shopping district and Oedong traditional market, which is expected to greatly help alleviate the chronic parking shortage in the area.

The Dongsang Market Parking Tower, adjacent to the Global Food Town, is under construction with the goal of completion by the end of this year.

In connection with the old downtown urban regeneration project and the Da-eoulim Center construction project, a total of 12.7 billion KRW, including 7.3 billion KRW in national funds, is being invested to build a seven-story facility on a 2,342㎡ site at 922-1 Dongsang-dong. The total area is 7,997㎡, with floors 1 to 5 used as parking lots and floors 6 to 7 as a complex cultural center. The parking capacity is 185 spaces.

Finally, to resolve the issue of illegal parking of freight vehicles, the public freight vehicle parking lot in Saengnim-myeon (80 spaces) will begin operation this month, and the public freight vehicle parking lot at Geumbong Intersection in Jinyeong-eup (150 spaces) is scheduled for completion in December next year.

A Gimhae City official stated, "The expansion of public parking facilities in the downtown area is expected to improve pedestrian safety and facilitate smooth vehicle traffic," adding, "We will continue to improve the parking environment to enhance the quality of life for citizens."

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