Progress Accelerates on Anyang Suamcheon Stream Maintenance and Parking Lot·Park Development Project

Demolition Site of Suam Covered Public Parking Lot, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Anyang City in Gyeonggi Province has begun full-scale work on the Suamcheon stream maintenance and the creation of parking lots and parks, following the demolition of the Suam Covered Public Parking Lot in Anyang-dong, Manan-gu.

The Suamcheon maintenance project involves demolishing the 267-meter section from Yangji 4 Bridge to 5 Bridge near Anyang Station, which was previously used as a parking lot with 176 spaces, and creating a new parking lot with 261 spaces, an underground detention basin (30,000㎥), and a park (4,723㎡) in that space.

This project aims to transform the covered section into an eco-friendly natural stream and was selected in December 2015 as part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s local stream contest project. The total budget is 96.6 billion KRW, including 49.1 billion KRW from national and provincial funds and 47.5 billion KRW from city funds.

Anyang City expects that this project will improve the environment around Anyang Station and revive the commercial district that flourished in the 1980s.

Once the demolition of the covered parking lot is completed in the first half of next year, Suamcheon will be restored as a natural stream by 2025, and the construction of the detention basin and parking lot will be completed in 2026.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho of Anyang said, "Since accidents often occur at construction sites before the Chuseok holiday, it is necessary to identify potential risks in advance and establish a safety work plan before proceeding." He added, "Please make special efforts to prevent accidents by providing and wearing personal protective equipment and educating workers."

He also stated, "We will do our best to quickly expand parking lots to resolve parking difficulties around Anyang Station and to enhance aesthetics and revitalize commercial districts such as Anyang Ilbeonga through the creation of cultural parks."

Earlier, since the 25th of last month, Anyang City has been operating a temporary public parking lot with 75 spaces on a site in front of Anyang Station where a long-abandoned building stood, striving to minimize inconvenience to citizens caused by the closure and demolition of the Suamcheon covered parking lot.

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