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In December 2024, Incheon City presented a development blueprint to divide the 2.6ใข area around Songdo Amusement Park into 8 blocks to create a sports complex, cultural complex, waterfront space, and eco-friendly residential complex. However, the project's progress is sluggish due to complex interests as the project entities are diverse, including private companies and public institutions, and issues such as soil pollution purification and illegal storage of used car export complexes.
Incheon City is starting to normalize the development project in the old Songdo Resort area in Yeonsu-gu, which has been at a standstill for a long time.
Incheon City announced on the 2nd that it plans to form a task force (TF) within this month to prepare development plans for the Songdo Amusement Park area.
Not only the city's relevant departments but also Yeonsu-gu are participating in the task force to discuss ways to increase momentum.
In December 2024, the city presented a blueprint to divide the area, which has a total size of 2.6ใข, into 8 blocks and create a sports complex, cultural complex, waterfront space, and eco-friendly residential complex.
However, the project entities for each block are diverse, including private companies and public institutions, so the interests are complex, and the project progress is sluggish due to issues such as soil contamination cleanup and illegal storage at used car export complexes.
An Incheon City official said, "While maintaining the existing master plan for the Songdo Amusement Park area, we will examine problems that have arisen during the project implementation process with the TF as the center and seek feasible solutions."
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The Incheon City Task Force will examine obstacles to the Songdo Amusement Park development project and prepare solutions.
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