Suwon to Neatly Renovate Maesan-ro Themed Street and Northern Side Road by July

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon's gateway, Maesan-ro Themed Street (Exit 11 of Suwon Station) and the northern side roads will be neatly renovated by July of this year.

Suwon Special Metropolitan City announced on the 8th that it will conduct the 'Themed Street and Northern Side Road Renovation Project,' the final maintenance project of the Maesan-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal project, through July, transforming it into a space where citizens can move freely and which is filled with youthful energy.

The Maesan-dong Urban Regeneration New Deal project is an initiative to improve the commercial district and urban functions in front of Suwon Station that have declined due to large-scale developments including major department stores.

The 'Themed Street and Northern Side Road Renovation Project' will renovate the deteriorated road and plaza of Maesan-ro Themed Street (340 meters long and 8 meters wide, extending from Exit 11 of Suwon Station toward Nonghyup Bank) to improve the pedestrian and commercial environment for merchants and residents, and will be developed as a street of youth where street performances (busking) and other activities can take place.

Additionally, as an extension of the floor construction work completed last year, northern side road construction will be carried out to brighten and improve the slum-affected side roads. Approximately 800 million won in budget will be invested in this project.

The city has been conducting urban regeneration projects since 2017 to improve the commercial district in front of Exit 11 of Suwon Station. In 2021-22, it implemented landscape improvement projects for Yeokjeon Market and Maesan Market, improving the pedestrian system and revitalizing the commercial district.