Haenam-gun Launches Urban Regeneration New Deal Project to Fully Revitalize Haenam-eup

Urban Regeneration New Deal Projects, Including Specialized Street Development, Gain Momentum as a Catalyst for Revitalizing the Original Downtown Area

Namdong-ri Anshim Alleyway has been created. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jeonnam Haenam-gun (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) is accelerating the urban regeneration New Deal project aimed at restoring the central functions of the depressed original downtown area and revitalizing commercial districts.

According to the county on the 5th, the urban regeneration activation project is a general neighborhood-type urban regeneration project targeting the Godo-ri area of Haenam-eup, scheduled to be carried out until 2024, with a large-scale budget of 14.2 billion KRW invested.

Under the vision of "Haenam-eup original downtown regeneration with beautiful markets, streets, and streams, and a happy living space nurturing the future of children and community," the county plans to utilize traditional markets such as the 5-day Market and Daily Market as regional community, startup, and tourism hubs, create specialized streets, and promote commercial district revitalization and residential environment improvement.

Starting in October, the county will begin basic and detailed design for the creation of a "commercial district revitalization specialized street" linking the 5-day Market and Daily Market, and for the maintenance of the "Safe Gosatgil" alley improvement project in the Namdong-ri area.

Centered on Godo-ri, Jungang 2-ro Street and Cheonbyeon-gil in Haenam-eup are roads connecting the representative traditional markets of Haenam, the 5-day Market and Daily Market. Despite heavy pedestrian traffic from all age groups, the walking environment is poor and the surroundings are deteriorated, causing safety issues and hindering local economic revitalization.

The county plans to operate a resident council and hold a design contest to gather residents' opinions and ideas for the design process, aiming to improve the walking environment into a barrier-free, pedestrian-priority road using universal design that is most convenient for all age groups.

Additionally, a 580m section near Haenam-eup Oil Market and Namdong-ri will be developed into the Safe Gosatgil, transforming the alley into a bright, walkable environment with improved pedestrian conditions. This project is expected to be completed by the first half of next year.

Meanwhile, through the urban regeneration New Deal project, the county has completed an exterior home repair support project targeting old houses in the Namdong-ri area.

In Namdong-ri, 87% of houses are over 20 years old, posing a high risk of safety accidents. However, due to the high proportion of elderly residents, there are limits to self-maintenance and home repairs.

The county formed an urban regeneration home repair selection committee, selected 22 households, and provided up to 10 million KRW per household to carry out repairs such as fixing roof leaks, reinforcing collapsing fences, and replacing windows for insulation.

In addition to securing residential safety through exterior wall and fence painting, the project has also achieved improvements in urban landscape.

Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan stated, "The exterior home repair support project allowed residents to directly feel improvements in their living environment, resulting in high interest and satisfaction. Now that the urban regeneration project is on track, we will carry out the project thoroughly to serve as a catalyst for restoring the original downtown functions of the deteriorated town center."

Haenam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun kh0424@asiae.co.kr

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