Suncheon City’s ‘Urban Stream Parking Lot’ Has No Safety Issues Even During Heavy Rainfall

Establishment of a Rapid Flood Risk Alert System for Vehicles in the First Half of Next Year

In 2014, heavy rain caused flooding in the Okcheon parking lot, resulting in significant vehicle damage (Photo by Suncheon City).

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 24th that it has established a 'Rapid Vehicle Flood Risk Alert System' in parking lots installed within urban streams to prevent vehicle flood damage during heavy rainfalls.

The city was selected for the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's national subsidy project next year and secured a total project cost of 950 million KRW, including 475 million KRW in national funds.

The city plans to install the rapid vehicle flood risk alert system in four parking lots located in Okcheon and Dongcheon in the first half of next year.

Until now, when there was a flood risk, managers had difficulty responding quickly as they had to directly check the contact information of parked vehicles on-site and guide vehicle evacuation.

For example, in August 2014, 15 vehicles parked in the Okcheon parking lot were flooded due to heavy rainfall of 60mm per hour.

Once the project is completed, vehicle entry into the parking lots will be controlled during heavy rain, and for parked vehicles, license plates will be recognized and evacuation request text messages will be automatically sent to owners linked to the compulsory insurance database.

A city construction department official stated, "Through this system construction project, we expect to efficiently manage riverside parking lots and protect citizens' safety and property from natural disasters such as heavy rain."

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