Hwaseong Urban Corporation Opens Public Parking Lots Free During Chuseok Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Min-jeong Lee] Hwaseong Urban Corporation (President Geun-young Kim, hereinafter HU Corporation) announced on September 12 that it will open paid public parking lots free of charge for five days from September 14-18 to provide parking convenience for visitors returning to Hwaseong City for the Chuseok holiday and to revitalize local businesses.

HU Corporation's Parking Management Divisions 1 and 2 have operated paid public parking lots free of charge during major holidays each year, and will also open 64 public parking lots free during this Chuseok holiday.

In particular, 14 parking lots attached to parks will also be opened free of charge, providing more parking spaces for residents and preparing thorough environmental sanitation and accident prevention activities for a pleasant parking environment for users. However, residential parking lots in Byeongjeom and Jinan, and Dongtan Station Green Parking Park are excluded from the free opening.

An HU Corporation official stated, "As anticipation grows with the launch of the 1-million-population Hwaseong Special City, we plan to provide improved parking environments for residents through free parking lot operations during this Chuseok holiday," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to make efforts to minimize parking inconvenience for residents."

Information about public parking lots can be obtained by contacting the Hwaseong City Eastern Area Integrated Control Center (031-8059-6538) or Western Area Integrated Control Center (031-357-6548).