Osan gets new 350-spot garage

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A newly built four-level parking garage with a rooftop sports facility is prepared to open at Osan Air Base, South Korea. A pedestrian bridge connects the garage to the grounds of Osan American School.


Osan gets new 350-spot garage
By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — A four-level parking garage with hundreds of spaces and a rooftop sports area is set to open Friday at a base where parking space is always at a premium.

The $4 million, 350-space garage comes with a pedestrian bridge that allows people to cross Songtan Boulevard — the base’s main road — to the grounds of Osan American School.

Twelve spaces are reserved for handicapped motorists.

"This will open up many more parking spaces," said Master Sgt. Matthew L. Summers, an Osan spokesman. Osan has 10,000 vehicles registered, a figure that doesn’t include those driven by the base’s South Korean air force personnel.

On its top level the garage has four tennis courts, a volleyball court and a 250-meter oval running track, which are open to the entire base. But Osan American High School will get priority use of the tennis courts for practice and competitions.


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