Daegu City Council Member Jongpil Park Questions Delay of 'Smart Traveler Street' Project to Make Suseongmot a Global Tourism Destination

179 Billion Won Still Unsecured
Task Force Team Inactive for Three Years

Jongpil Park, a member of the Daegu City Council (People Power Party, Suseong District 4), raised concerns about delays in the implementation of the Suseongmot Smart Traveler Street development project through a written municipal question, and on the 20th, urged the city of Daegu to establish comprehensive countermeasures such as securing the budget, carrying out administrative procedures, and reactivating the task force team.

Suseongmot Lake in Daegu is a major tourist destination, included in both the “12 Scenic Views of Daegu” and Daegu’s premium tourism courses. To enhance cultural performance infrastructure that matches Daegu’s status as a UNESCO Creative City of Music, the city has been pushing for the Smart Traveler Street development project centered on the construction of a floating performance hall with 2,000 seats and the creation of the Suseong Bridge linking Suseongmot Lake and Deulan-gil Road.

Jongpil Park, Daegu City Council Member

Jongpil Park stated, “The floating performance hall project was a key initiative included in the ‘World-Class Suseongmot Performance’ pledge of the 8th popularly elected administration, and is also part of the ‘Signature Floating Performance Hall’ pledge of the upcoming 9th administration in 2026,” while asking detailed questions about its current progress.

He pointed out that out of the total project cost of 30 billion won (with 9.9 billion from the central government, 10 billion from the city, and 10.1 billion from the district), the amount actually secured for construction as of September 2026 stands at only about 12 billion won, leaving 17.9 billion won unsecured—about 12.9 billion won for 2026 and about 5 billion won for 2027. Park inquired about the status of funds not yet secured by year and funding source, the reason why city funding was not included in the main and second supplementary budgets for 2026, and future plans for securing the remaining budget.

Park also questioned whether the project—originally scheduled for completion in 2027—could be finished on schedule, whether an extension is being considered, the process and timeline for lifting the recreational area designation and granting free-use permits, and the reasoning behind excluding the Suseong Bridge (skywalk), which had been planned as a 3-meter-wide, 160-meter-long scenic pedestrian bridge linking Suseongmot Lake and Deulan-gil Road with a total budget of 15 billion won (100 million from the central government, 50 million from the city, and 14.85 billion from the district). He requested a sufficient explanation for its exclusion, noting that the project could contribute to revitalizing the local economy and establishing a regional landmark.

Park further questioned why the task force team—established in 2023 with the participation of Daegu City, Suseong District, related agencies, and experts—had effectively become inactive, with no regular meetings held since its initial meeting in August 2023, resulting in three years of inactivity as of the current date.

Jongpil Park stated, “If this project is successfully completed, it will foster Suseongmot Lake into a world-class cultural tourism destination and serve as a key initiative to revitalize the local economy and enhance Daegu’s tourism competitiveness,” and added, “I expect Daegu City to play an active role.”

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