351:. These groups also argued that the canal had no plan to build preventative infrastructure—such as rainwater pumping stations, backflow prevention facilities, and rainwater pipes—and demanded that the project be reexamined. The Korea Water Resource Corporation responded that there would have been greater damage if the Ara Canal did not exist and argued that the damage was instead caused by insufficient sewage pipe capacity. Furthermore, they suggested that the canal helped prevent greater damage by discharging rainwater into the Yellow Sea, thereby preventing floods. As a result, they argued that installing the requested infrastructure was not necessary.
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spillway, claiming it was part of a different project. An opposition member of the
National Assembly observed that if this was true, the spillway would have been constructed at half the size, and suggested that the analysis had been purposefully misleading in order to drive business. A year after the canal opened, the volume of goods transported via the canal was just over 5% of this estimated demand.
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There are three marine facilities in the Ara Marina region. The yacht mooring facility accommodates 199 ships (water: 136, dry-dock: 58). The marina support facility contains a ship gas station, ship repair shop, crane, inclined plane, washing room, and sewage disposal. The Ara Marine Center also
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Planning and development of the Ara Canal was controversial due to distorted cost-benefit estimations. It began in 1995, when, due to economic and environmental concerns, public opinion turned against the project. In response, eight reports were produced to demonstrate the project's validity. A
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Next to the Ara Canal is a 41.3 km bicycle path. There are five bicycle rental shops along the Ara Canal, including in the Ara
Incheon passenger terminal, by the southern Sicheon bridge, the northern Gyeyang bridge, the southern Gyeyang bridge, and within the Ara Gimpo passenger terminal.
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of containers, 6.3 million tons of sea sand, 500,000 tons of steel, and 600,000 passengers. However, it was speculated that these estimations of the canal's benefits were inflated, making the project seem more cost-effective. As evidence, the KDI's cost-analysis excluded an already-constructed
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would maintain a reservoir. Though the latter idea was more economical, the former was selected to boost Korea's economy. The
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of the canal by the Korea Water
Resources Corporation reported a score of 2.08 in 1989, and later 2.2 in 1996. These high-benefit estimations were made under the assumption that the then-present
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was selected as the main contractor in 1995. However, construction was delayed until 2009 due to several controversies. The project was eventually completed in 2012.
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contains a convention center, wedding hall, and restaurant. The Gimpo Mayor Yacht contest is held annually in late May.
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228:Yellow Sea
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