"Parking Available Near Traditional Markets During Seol Holiday"

Ministry of the Interior and Safety Allows Parking at 461 Roads Around Traditional Markets

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Police Agency announced on the 15th that, to enhance convenience for visitors to traditional markets during the Lunar New Year holiday, parking-permitted zones will be operated on roads surrounding 461 traditional markets nationwide for 11 days from the 14th to the 24th.

These parking-permitted zones were selected based on the principle of excluding areas such as school zones, frequent traffic accident sites, and expected traffic congestion areas. The zones were chosen after local governments submitted sections reflecting requests from merchant associations, and opinions were gathered from provincial and city police agencies as well as local police stations.

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The 461 parking-permitted zones for the Lunar New Year holiday include 138 locations where parking is allowed year-round and 323 locations temporarily designated by local governments and the National Police Agency considering traffic flow and safety. Detailed information by region can be found on the websites of the local governments where the traditional markets are located. Each local government plans to minimize inconvenience to residents using the traditional markets by installing promotional materials such as signboards and banners and deploying parking management personnel to prevent traffic accidents and congestion resulting from the operation of the parking-permitted zones.

Choi Byung-kwan, Director of the Local Finance and Economy Office at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, “We hope that operating these parking-permitted zones will revitalize traditional markets struggling due to reduced consumption caused by high inflation and high interest rates. We also urge the public to prepare for this Lunar New Year holiday at nearby and convenient traditional markets.”

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