Suwon Post Office in Front of Hwaseong Palace to Relocate Earlier

The Suwon Post Office, located in the plaza in front of Hwaseong Palace in Shinpung-dong, Paldal-gu, will relocate to its new headquarters in Jeongja-dong by the end of November this year.

As a result, the plaza construction project in front of Hwaseong Palace, which the Suwon Municipal Government has been promoting since 2005, is progressing smoothly, and the plaza is expected to take its final form by next year. (Related article: Suwon Ilbo internet edition, September 28, 2005)

According to the city and Suwon Post Office, the appraisal of the post office building, land, and relocation costs was completed in March this year, and the post office notified the city of its headquarters relocation plan last week.

A city official stated, "As the post office has informed us of its plan to relocate by the end of November, the city also plans to actively consult with the post office regarding the relocation."

The official added, "We plan to discuss resolving the issue of the post office site that was originally planned within the Gwonseon Administrative Town complex along with the relocation of the headquarters in front of the palace."

A post office official also explained, "Suwon City requested that the relocation be completed at an early date, so we moved up the relocation schedule from July 2008 originally planned to the end of this November."

The new Suwon Post Office headquarters, located at 517 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, covers an area of 3,300 square meters and construction has been completed. Currently, interior facility work such as electrical and telecommunications is underway.

Regarding this matter, the city and post office had discussed relocating to temporary headquarters in Jeongja-dong in February 2005, but the temporary relocation plan was abandoned in August of the same year due to the issue of securing 1.5 billion won in costs, and the post office headquarters has remained in front of Hwaseong Palace since then.

According to the city, the appraised value of the building and land compensation for the post office headquarters in front of Hwaseong Palace and the relocation costs is approximately 7 billion won.

After the post office relocates, the city plans to demolish the building and complete the plaza construction project in front of Hwaseong Palace by the end of next year.

Meanwhile, Suwon Post Office started as a Suwon branch of Hanseong Post Office in 1895 and is the first post office in the Suwon area with a history of 112 years to date.