Pocheon-si Completes Solmoru Public Parking Lot to Resolve Parking Shortage in Aging Apartment Complexes

The Solmoru Public Parking Lot, created by Pocheon City with the goal of 'alleviating parking difficulties in aging apartment complexes.'

Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Young-hyun) announced on the 29th that it has completed the construction of Solmoru Public Parking Lot, one of the campaign promises of the 8th local government, aimed at resolving parking difficulties in aging apartment complexes, and has opened it to the public.

The Solmoru Public Parking Lot is located at 392-14 Songuri, Soheul-eup, with a total floor area of 674㎡. It was constructed as a structure-type parking lot with one basement floor and one above-ground floor. The total project cost was 1.1 billion KRW. Construction began in February this year and was completed in September, after which it was opened free of charge.

On the 28th, Mayor Baek Young-hyun visited the public parking lot to inspect the facilities and met with residents of Ujeong Apartment and Songu 10-ri to listen to their concerns regarding the use of the parking lot.

Residents said, “There was a shortage of parking spaces in the apartment complex, so we had to park along the roadside. We expect parking conditions to improve significantly with the establishment of the public parking lot.”

Mayor Baek Young-hyun stated, “We will continue to explore various measures to improve parking conditions, such as utilizing national land or negotiating with private landowners to create small parking lots, and do our best to minimize inconvenience to citizens.”

Meanwhile, Pocheon City is promoting public parking lot construction projects in 10 areas including Sin-eup-dong and Songuri, where parking difficulties are severe. The goal is to complete these projects in phases starting from the end of 2024.

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