Mapo Retention Basin Public Parking Lot Transferred from Seoul City to Mapo-gu...Free Access Until Next Month 2

Official opening on March 3, 503 spaces, 24-hour operation
Future construction of "Mapo 365 Culture and Sports Center"

Mapo-gu in Seoul (District Mayor Park Kangsoo) announced on the 10th that it has received the ownership and management rights of the Mapo Retention Basin Public Parking Lot from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and will begin full-scale official operation on March 3.

Mapo Yusuji Public Parking Lot. Provided by Mapo District.

Mapo-gu will fully open the Mapo Retention Basin Public Parking Lot after a trial operation period through March 2. The parking lot covers a site area of 20,160.8 square meters and accommodates a total of 503 spaces, consisting of 494 standard parking spaces and 9 large bus parking spaces.

The Mapo-gu Facilities Management Corporation will operate the facility 24 hours a day, year-round, using an unmanned system, and it can be used free of charge during the trial operation period. It is expected to help ease parking congestion in particular during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

In consideration of fairness with nearby public parking lots, the district has adjusted the zoning category from Zone 1 to Zone 2 and set the parking fee at 250 won per 5 minutes. The fee will be applied starting March 3, after the end of the trial operation.

A total of 460 season tickets will be issued and applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis starting on the 23rd of this month. The district plans to maintain the same allocation volume of season tickets as when the Seoul Facilities Corporation operated the lot, in order to minimize confusion for existing users.

The district plans to build the "Mapo 365 Culture and Sports Center" on this site in the future. In connection with the Mapo Riverside 8.2 Project, the plan is to create an underground parking lot, above-ground cultural and sports facilities, and a rooftop rest area that will also serve as a community wedding hall. A new sump facility will be installed underground to strengthen the district's capacity to respond to heavy rainfall.

Park Kangsoo, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "We will do our utmost to ensure that the Mapo Retention Basin site can be reborn as a citizen-centered space where culture and relaxation come together, going beyond its role as a mere parking area."

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