Iksan City and Wonkwang University Join Hands to Ease Parking Shortage... Nammun Parking Lot Opens to Public

100 Parking Spaces Available 24 Hours
on Weekdays, Weekends, and Public Holidays

Jeonbuk Iksan City and Wonkwang University have joined forces to address the local parking shortage.

The city announced on the 19th that the South Gate Parking Lot at the Wonkwang University Culture and Sports Center will be fully opened to the public free of charge.

Iksan City and Wonkwang University have joined hands to alleviate local parking difficulties. Photo by Iksan City

With this opening, citizens can freely use 100 parking spaces at the South Gate Parking Lot 24 hours a day on weekdays, weekends, and public holidays.

Iksan City and Wonkwang University signed an agreement in July last year for the "Wonkwang University Citizen-Accessible Sports Facility Development Project" to expand local sports facilities and improve the parking environment.

According to the agreement, since September last year, Wonkwang University has allowed free access to its on-campus parking lots for three hours on weekday evenings (6-9 PM) and 24 hours on weekends and public holidays, provided the same entrance and exit routes are used.

The city has continued discussions with Wonkwang University to additionally open the South Gate Parking Lot, which offers better access to Daehak-ro, following the previous parking lot openings. With this new opening, parking convenience for citizens visiting the commercial district around Daehak-ro is expected to improve significantly.

Mayor Jung Heon-yul said, "We expect that the opening of the parking lot, promoted through the cooperation between Iksan City and Wonkwang University, will contribute to revitalizing the Daehak-ro commercial area," adding, "We will also do our best to create citizen-accessible sports facilities so that citizens can enjoy a healthy leisure life."

Meanwhile, Iksan City and Wonkwang University are also pushing forward with a project to develop citizen-accessible sports facilities such as a baseball field, tennis courts, futsal field, and jokgu court, with a total project cost of 3.5 billion KRW. Starting from the end of this year, these sports facilities will be open on weekday evenings and weekends/public holidays so that not only Wonkwang University students but also all Iksan citizens can use them.

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