Jeongeup-si Develops Ssanghwacha Street Public Parking Lot... Expected to Ease Parking Shortage

Published 25 Mar.2022 13:58(KST)

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk is making efforts to solve the increasingly serious parking lot problems and to find solutions to alleviate parking difficulties tailored to local conditions.

According to the city on the 25th, as of 2022, the number of registered vehicles exceeded 59,300, and over the past five years, there has been an annual average increase of 3-4%, leading to a rise in parking-related complaints and resident inconveniences.

Accordingly, the city plans to create a public parking lot around the natural self-service car wash area near Ssanghwacha Street in Jangmyeong-dong to resolve illegal parking issues in the downtown area.

Ssanghwacha Street is a representative alley commercial district of Jeongeup, lined with shops including Ssanghwacha tea houses, restaurants, and cafes.

However, due to a lack of parking spaces, the commercial district has suffered from decline, and illegal parking of nearby vehicles has caused parking congestion, resulting in inconvenience for visitors and store owners.

The public parking lot, established to alleviate parking difficulties in the old downtown shopping district and revitalize the commercial area, will be built on a total area of 1,246㎡ across Jangmyeong-dong 113-1 and four other lots, with a total project cost of 1.8 billion KRW (900 million KRW from national funds and 900 million KRW from city funds).

It will have 47 parking spaces and will also install streetlights and security CCTV to ensure the safety of users.

The detailed design has recently been completed, and construction is planned to begin around June, with completion expected within this year.

Through this public parking lot project, it is expected to resolve residents' inconveniences and illegal parking on roads, and to instill a clean and orderly local image to visitors.

A city official said, “We hope to provide parking convenience to citizens and tourists visiting Ssanghwacha Street and help revitalize the local commercial district,” adding, “We will continue to secure public parking lots throughout the region to alleviate road parking difficulties and focus on establishing an advanced traffic culture.”