Goheung-gun Selected for 'Hwanggeum Yuja Smart Complex Shelter Project' Contest

Securing 2 Billion Won in National Funds, Expecting Revitalization of Local Economy

Gohung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Yeong-min) announced on the 21st that the "Gohung Hwanggeum Yuja Smart Complex Shelter" project was finally selected in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 2024 Smart Complex Shelter contest, securing 2 billion KRW in national funding.

The Smart Complex Shelter contest project is designed to provide rest areas along roads through collaboration between the central government and local governments and the integration of smart technologies, enhancing convenience for road users and enabling promotion of local culture and tourism.

[Image provided by Goheung-gun]

The "Gohung Hwanggeum Yuja Smart Complex Shelter Construction Project" will create rest areas, parking lots, hydrogen car charging stations, electric vehicle charging stations, specialty product stores, and multipurpose spaces in Handong-ri, Pungyang-myeon, along National Road No. 27. It plans to contribute to improving residents' living conditions and revitalizing the local economy by linking with nearby Yuja Festival sites, Yuja Park, trails, and park golf courses.

Gohung-gun plans to proceed with the project in cooperation with the Suncheon Land Office, aiming to start construction in the second half of 2025 and complete it by 2027.

Gong Yeong-min, Governor of Gohung-gun, said, "The 'Gohung Hwanggeum Yuja Smart Complex Shelter Construction Project' was selected due to its necessity and a feasible project plan," adding, "We expect to provide higher quality services to tourists visiting Gohung and road users in the future."

Gohung = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Jeong-woo hss79@asiae.co.kr

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