Mokpo City, Temporary Parking Lot Established on Okam District Public Land

Two Sites Secured: High School Site Next to Yeongsan Elementary and Next to Okam Underpass

The creation of a temporary parking lot is expected to alleviate the parking shortage in the Okam district for the time being. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City in Jeonnam announced on the 20th that it has created temporary parking lots to alleviate parking difficulties in the Okam district.

The city established two temporary parking lots on city-owned land, including the high school site next to Yeongsan Elementary School and unsold land next to the Okam underpass (toward Jeonnam Provincial Office), to prevent traffic congestion in the busy commercial area of Okam district and to provide parking convenience.

The city had planned to secure the high school site within the university grounds due to the limited area of the high school site and to change the use of the existing high school site.

However, due to delays in attracting a medical school to the Jeonnam area caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city invested 35 million won in the first half of this year to refurbish the high school site (13,223㎡) and created a temporary parking lot with 150 spaces.

Additionally, the city created a temporary parking lot with 96 spaces on city-owned land next to the Okam underpass (commercial land, 2,644㎡), which will be available for public use from December until the land is sold.

A city official stated, “Although the Okam district had insufficient parking spaces compared to demand, the creation of temporary parking lots using city-owned land is expected to greatly alleviate parking difficulties. We ask for active use of the temporary parking lots to prevent traffic congestion.”

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