Gyeongju Sureomhang Transformed Drastically by Fishing Village New Deal 300 Project

A Total Project Cost of 11.164 Billion KRW Invested Over 3 Years

24 Locations in the Province Selected for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Saecheon New Deal

Sureum Port in Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk has completed the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Fishing Village New Deal 300 project.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Lee Seryeong] Sureum Port in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, has been transformed into the province's first beautiful port through the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Fishing Village New Deal 300 project.

Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the afternoon of the 23rd that it will hold a completion ceremony for the Sureum Port Fishing Village New Deal 300 project, the first among the province's fishing village New Deal project sites to be completed.

The event will be attended by Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, Moon Sung-hyeok, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju, provincial and city council members, and about 100 local residents.

Sureum Port was selected as a target for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Fishing Village New Deal 300 project in 2019, and a total project cost of 11.164 billion KRW was invested over three years until this year to expand infrastructure and improve the environment.

The Fishing Village New Deal 300 project was implemented to modernize fishing village and port infrastructure and create specialized waterfront spaces utilizing key resources to improve quality of life.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, five locations including Sureum Port and Pohang Sinchang 2-ri Port were selected in 2019, 11 locations including Yeongdeok Baekseok Port and Uljin Uljin Port in 2020, and five locations including Ulleung Hakpo Port and Pohang Bangseok-ri Port are continuing the project this year.

Recently, Yeongdeok Daejin Port, Ulleung Tonggumi Port, and Gyeongju Gagok Port have been named as project sites for next year, and the province's ports are expected to change one after another.

At Sureum Port, wave prevention facilities were installed to prevent waves from overtopping the breakwater, creating safe conditions against natural disasters and accidents such as typhoons and tsunamis.

A pedestrian bridge was newly constructed over Sureumcheon, which separated Gwansung Beach and Sureum Port, improving tourist flow, and a pine forest rest area and Hwangsae Yard were created at Gwansung Beach.

The slipway, a sloped surface equipped with rails for small vessels such as jet skis and motorboats, was refurbished, and parking lots were expanded to establish a marine leisure sports experience center.

Support was also provided for revitalizing the local community, including consulting on income-generating projects and developing fishing village experience products.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, “This project has provided residents with a disaster-free daily life and given tourists a reason and momentum to visit again,” adding, “We will actively propose to broadly promote post-Fishing Village New Deal projects and strive to have our region selected as a project target.”

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