Samcheok City Improves Samcheok Port Landscape with Underground Cabling... Attraction Street Development Expected

Samcheok City in Gangwon Province is implementing an underground cabling project to bury overhead electric and communication lines underground following the demolition of the former Samcheok Fisheries Cooperative and the former Live Fish Center buildings.

Aerial view of Samcheok Port attraction street. Provided by Samcheok City

This project involves removing three Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) utility poles from the former Samcheok Fisheries Cooperative demolition site and five KEPCO utility poles from the former Live Fish Center demolition site, and relocating the overhead distribution lines underground.

In April, the city signed an implementation agreement with KEPCO. Currently, road excavation, utility pole removal, and the relocation of communication lines are underway. All processes are scheduled for completion by December, after which the Samcheok Port Attraction Street development project will proceed.

The Samcheok Port Attraction Street development project finalized its plans after two rounds of resident briefings. City-owned land will be developed into parking spaces and observation rest areas, while the port’s basic infrastructure, such as the quay wall, will be renovated into a healing space where tourists and local residents can relax together, creating people-centered waterfront facilities.

A city official stated that the underground cabling and the development of the Attraction Street around Samcheok Port are expected to greatly improve the landscape of Samcheok Port and help revitalize the local economy by expanding pedestrian-friendly waterfront spaces.

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