Uiwang City Expands Parking Lot at City Hall with 374 Spaces...Completion Expected in May Next Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] An affiliated parking lot accommodating 374 vehicles will be built at Uiwang City Hall by May next year.

The city announced on the 15th that it plans to expand the affiliated parking lot within City Hall and strengthen safety facilities such as CCTV in the parking lot to create a city hall environment where citizens can visit with peace of mind.

The city has been experiencing a continuous increase in citizens and visitors to City Hall due to large-scale urban development and population influx in recent times. However, residents visiting have experienced significant inconvenience due to insufficient parking space within the municipal building.

To address the parking problem, the city established a master plan for expanding the affiliated parking lot and completed basic and detailed design in January after going through administrative procedures including public architecture planning review and Gyeonggi Province construction technology review.

The new affiliated parking lot to be constructed will be built on the grounds of the 4th parking lot within City Hall with a total floor area of 8,177㎡, consisting of one above-ground level and one underground level. It will accommodate a total of 374 vehicles, including 19 electric vehicle charging spaces and 10 compact car spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin in March and completion is expected in May next year.

Along with the parking lot expansion, the city plans to introduce a parking management system to resolve long-term illegal parking issues and improve parking flow to promote efficient use of the City Hall site.

Meanwhile, the city plans to design the newly constructed parking lot to facilitate future vertical expansion, with the intention of managing it continuously so that Uiwang City Hall can eventually become a multipurpose facility capable of solving parking problems in surrounding areas.

Uiwang City Mayor Kim Sung-je stated, "As the ongoing large-scale urban development projects and new city development are expected to lead to rapid population growth, we decided to expand the parking lot at City Hall," and added, "We will do our best to create a safe City Hall that citizens can conveniently use by adding designated areas for socially vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities and elderly people."