The seoul station overpass will come to life as new green park

a conceptional drawing of High level road in Seoul station

Mr Park Won Soon, Mayor of Seoul city who is visiting United States right now announced plans to turn overpass at seoul station into a green park by the end of 2016.

Mayor Park stated "I want to make the green space with safety, conveneince, and people-oriented in mind to give back to Seoul citizens while preserving  the original form of old high-level road in the center of Seoul." while inspecting the New York High Line Park on Sep, 23rd.

High Line Park is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) New York City linear park built on a section of a disused New York Central Railroad spur called the West Side Line. Inspired by the 3-mile (4.8-kilometer) Promenade plantée, a similar project in Paris completed in 1993, the High Line has been redesigned and planted as an aerial greenway and rails-to-trails park

New York High Line Park

Mayor Park said "Seoul high-level road is an our legacy of industrial era with more significance and historical value", "Through regenerating rather than dismantling of our cultural heritage, it can revitalize the local economy including Namdaemun Market by turning it into tourist attractions."

Seoul station overpass is 10.3m width, 17m height and total length 938m road which was completed in 1970 and it was in demolition decision of deteriorated buildings in the second half of this year.