Ulsan Dong-gu Announced 5 Joint Development Strategy Tasks for Marine Stay-Type Tourism Destination...

Ulsan Daewangam Park Cable Car Plan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A project to develop a marine-centered stay-type tourist destination is being promoted in Dong-gu, Ulsan.

Ulsan City and Dong-gu announced the "Dong-gu Development Strategy and Policy Support Plan" at 2:30 p.m. on the 3rd in the Situation Room on the 2nd floor of Dong-gu Office.

This announcement was planned to share regional development strategies and support policy implementation among Ulsan City and five districts/counties. It is the fourth following Ulju-gun, Buk-gu, and Jung-gu.

At the press conference, Dong-gu explained its development strategy under the slogan "Vitality for Residents!, Energy for the City!, Ulsan Dong-gu!" and Ulsan City announced key leading projects for policy support in the Dong-gu area.

The key leading projects supported by Ulsan City focus on the proposals from Dong-gu and include five tasks: △ making the Yeompo Mountain Tunnel toll-free, △ fostering a tourism-centered city, △ revitalizing the shipbuilding industry, △ expanding cultural and sports facilities, and △ improving road infrastructure.

First, to resolve long-standing local demands and realize transportation welfare since construction, the Yeompo Mountain Tunnel toll will be made free. To guarantee the free movement rights of Dong-gu residents, Ulsan City will cover 80% of the toll costs, and Dong-gu will bear the remaining 20%.

After negotiations with the project operator, Ulsan Harbor Bridge, the plan is to implement this from 2023.

Second, fostering a tourism-centered city. By expanding tourism infrastructure utilizing the region’s natural marine resources, new vitality will be injected into the local economy.

The plan is to designate the Daewangam Park area as a world-class marine-centered stay-type tourist destination and attract high-end accommodations and recreational facilities.

Efforts will also accelerate the installation of a marine cable car and zipline at Daewangam Park, which have a significant effect on attracting tourists.

Support will be increased to improve and expand tourism infrastructure so that tourists visiting the Daewangam Park suspension bridge can enjoy and stay throughout Dong-gu.

Major projects include △ restructuring the Sound Experience Center, △ improving the environment of Ilsan Osu Pump Station, and △ creating the Bomithang Marine Coastal Experience Park.

Third, the revitalization of the shipbuilding industry aims to continuously create an ecosystem capable of leading the global market and strengthen support measures.

The development project for the Mipo district within the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex will be fully promoted starting this year with land compensation.

With a total investment of 80.5 billion KRW, it is scheduled for completion in 2024, aiming to revitalize the local economy and create jobs by timely supplying industrial facility sites.

It plans to create a new growth engine for the shipbuilding and marine industries as a next-generation future ship research hub and take the lead in the global market.

Fourth, to improve residents' quality of life, active support will be provided to expand cultural and sports facilities.

Dong-gu will reapply for the government’s SOC complex project, which has the largest national funding, to build the Nam-mok Cultural and Sports Center, a key project.

The construction of the Myeongdeok Life Culture Center is a new project aimed at creating a space where people can easily enjoy cultural life in their daily lives.

Fifth, road infrastructure improvement projects will be carried out to strengthen corporate competitiveness and increase transportation convenience for tourists.

The expansion project of Mipo Industrial Road, connecting Jujeon in Dong-gu and Eomul-dong in Buk-gu, will enter detailed design services starting this year, aiming for completion in 2024.

The inconvenience caused by the narrower road width compared to other sections will be resolved, improving transportation convenience such as reducing logistics costs for companies.

The access road to the Autonomous Navigation Ship Performance Verification Center in Ilsan-dong, Dong-gu, will also be improved.

With 600 million KRW secured from last year’s special treasury subsidy, some sections are currently being improved, and the remaining sections connected to the Daewangam Park marine cable car station access road will be resolved through consultations with the project implementer.

An official from Ulsan City said, "Dong-gu, the birthplace of Ulsan’s industry, holds pride as the industrial capital of Korea," and added, "We expect Ulsan’s leap forward through economic revitalization."

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