Incheon Gulpo Stream Restoration Project Kick-off Meeting... Creation of Rest Areas and Waterside Spaces by 2023

Before (left) and after (right) the restoration of Gulpocheon Stream [Photo provided by Bupyeong-gu, Incheon]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The restoration project of the Gulpo Stream ecological river in downtown Bupyeong, Incheon is set to begin in earnest.

Bupyeong-gu held a kickoff meeting for the Gulpo Stream ecological river restoration project on the 30th.

Before the full-scale project launch next month, the district gathered opinions from experts and stakeholders on the river restoration plans for each section and the first-phase construction plans at the meeting.

Earlier in June, after holding a groundbreaking ceremony, the district completed road excavation and river occupation notifications, as well as site surveys and asbestos inspections of demolished houses.

To compensate for the 202 parking spaces lost in the covered lower section of Gulpo Stream due to the first-phase restoration work, the district plans to create a temporary parking lot with 220 spaces on nearby land of the Bupyeong US military base (Camp Market) by December this year.

The Gulpo Stream ecological river restoration project is a large-scale initiative investing 51.7 billion KRW to remove concrete from the 1.2 km covered section stretching from Bupyeong 1-dong Administrative Welfare Center to Bupyeong-gu Office and create an ecological river. Simultaneously, a 17.9 billion KRW sewer system reorganization project will be carried out in the Bupyeong-dong area.

Under the slogan "Gulpo Stream, a river you want to walk along while talking with nature," the district plans to establish an urban resting place and waterfront space linked with Bupyeong's cultural resources by the end of 2023.

Section 1 (Bupyeong 1-dong Administrative Welfare Center to Buheung-ro) will feature ecological and cultural experience spaces; Section 2 (Buheung-ro to Baekma Bridge) will have waterfront ecological spaces for observation and exploration; Section 3 (Baekma Bridge to Bupyeong-gu Office) will be restored as a natural ecological area.

Throughout Gulpo Stream, community participation plazas, stepping stones, urban forests, habitats, observation terraces, and waterfront resting yards will be created as cultural squares.

District Mayor Cha Juntak stated, "Through the restoration of Gulpo Stream, we will promote urban regeneration and lay the foundation for Bupyeong-gu to advance as an ecological, economic, and cultural city."

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