- Project to improve park accessibility and convenience by reconnecting the interrupted green corridor; completion targeted for May next year -

The Incheon Grand Park Office of Incheon Metropolitan City announced that construction on a pedestrian greenway* connecting Zones 2 and 3 of Central Park will begin on May 13 as part of the Central Park revitalization project.

* Pedestrian Greenway: A pedestrian greenway refers to a landscaped pedestrian walkway where vehicle access is prohibited.

Established in 2005, Central Park is the only belt-shaped park in Incheon, stretching 3.9 kilometers in length and 100 meters in width from Gwangyo-dong in Michuhol-gu to Ganseok-dong in Namdong-gu. The park has long served as a major urban green corridor and one of the city’s representative recreational spaces.

However, because Central Park is divided into nine separate zones, park users have experienced inconvenience when moving between sections, as they were required to use pedestrian crosswalks. To address this issue, Incheon installed two pedestrian greenways, Gaongyo Bridge and Wolungyo Bridge, in 2020, receiving positive evaluations in user satisfaction surveys.

In particular, citizens noted improvements in internal circulation routes and pedestrian safety within the park, leading the city government to pursue an additional project connecting Zones 2 and 3 of Central Park.

The new pedestrian greenway will connect Zones 2 and 3 of Central Park through a steel pipe girder bridge measuring 3.5 meters in width, with a main bridge span of 38 meters and a total length of 111 meters. The project will be carried out with a total budget of KRW 4.3 billion.

The project is designed to naturally reconnect the park’s green corridor, allowing citizens to move more freely throughout the park while ensuring safe and convenient access for all users, including transportation-vulnerable groups. Beyond its functional role as a connection route, the greenway will also feature a design that harmonizes with the surrounding park landscape while enhancing its symbolic and scenic qualities compared to existing greenway bridges.

Construction will take 12 months from the start date, and the Incheon Grand Park Office plans to implement thorough on-site management measures to ensure citizen safety and minimize inconvenience during the construction period.

“This pedestrian greenway project is intended to reconnect the interrupted green corridor of Central Park and improve convenience and accessibility for park users,” said Im Sang-gyun, Head of the Incheon Grand Park Office. “We will do our best to ensure the project proceeds smoothly in order to revitalize park use and enhance satisfaction with park services.”