Lunar New Year Holiday Free Parking at 29 Mapo Public Lots from 14th to 18th

Mapo-gu in Seoul (District Mayor Park Kangsoo) will open 29 public parking lots with a total of 3,065 spaces free of charge for five days from the 14th to the 18th, during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Mapo Yusuji public parking lot to be open free of charge during the Lunar New Year holiday and until the 2nd of next month. Provided by Mapo-gu.

The free parking applies to 13 on-street parking lots, 5 off-street parking lots, and 11 facility parking lots operated by the Mapo-gu Facilities Management Corporation. Many of these are located in or near major residential areas and traditional markets, including Mangwon, Ahyeon, Yeonnam, Hapjeong, Donggyo, Yonggang, World Cup, and Mangwon Market.

The Mapo Yusuji Public Parking Lot, which has 503 spaces and is being included in the free opening for the first time, is currently in trial operation after ownership was transferred from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and is scheduled for an official opening on March 3 this year. As it is adjacent to the Han River riverside area near Mapo Bridge and to Yonggang Matgil (Mapo Food Culture Street) around Mapo Station, it is expected to improve parking convenience for visitors. The Mapo World Cup Public Parking Lot and Ahyeon Market Public Parking Lot, both newly opened last year, are also included in the free operation.

However, resident-priority parking lots and the Daehung Public Parking Lot have been excluded from this free operation due to the limited number of spaces and resulting concerns about congestion and safety accidents.

To minimize congestion, the district will operate an integrated parking control center 24 hours a day during the holiday period, and will deploy additional staff for the first two days of the holiday at Mangwon 1 and Mangwon 2 parking lots near Mangwon Market, where visitor traffic is expected to be concentrated.

Park Kangsoo, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "To mark the Lunar New Year holiday, we will operate public parking lots free of charge so that residents and visitors coming to traditional markets and local commercial districts can travel more comfortably," adding, "I hope that the footsteps heading to local commercial districts and traditional markets during the Lunar New Year holiday will bring even more vitality."

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