Hwaseong City Begins Pilot Operation of Public Cargo Vehicle Parking Facilities

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won Reporter] Hwaseong City announced on the 2nd that it plans to conduct a six-month pilot operation of public cargo vehicle parking facilities at three locations in the city beginning this month, with full operation to commence in May next year.

The target sites are △Hyungnam (San 34, Jangkim-ri) △Dongtan (590-26, Seokwo-dong) △Dongtan Jung-dong (370-1, Jung-dong), three public cargo vehicle parking facilities.

The operation of these public parking facilities comes as rapid urbanization and industrialization have increased logistics transport demand, leading to a rise in registered cargo vehicles. This has resulted in ongoing complaints regarding residential environment deterioration due to noise and exhaust emissions from illegal overnight parking in residential areas, highlighting the necessity for establishing public cargo vehicle parking facilities.

To address these issues, the city completed construction of two public cargo vehicle parking facilities in the Hyungnam and Dongtan regions over approximately one year, and has secured a total of 399 parking spaces for cargo vehicles, including the previously established Dongtan Jung-dong public parking facility. The city anticipates that this will help reduce cargo vehicle parking shortages and damage caused by overnight parking in the Hyungnam and Dongtan areas.

Min Young-seop, Chief of the Transportation Administration Division, stated, "Through the pilot operation of the public cargo vehicle parking facilities, we will reflect the opinions of cargo vehicle owners in facility operations and address issues that arise, thereby creating more pleasant and safe public cargo vehicle parking facilities."

Meanwhile, inquiries regarding applications for use of the public cargo vehicle parking facilities can be directed to Hwaseong City Corporation (Hyungnam: 031-366-1570, Dongtan: 031-8003-6528).