Huizhou’s first smart, shared, multi‑level parking garage has broken ground and is expected to open before National Day next year.

On the afternoon of September 19, accompanied by the rhythmic “dada” of jackhammers, construction officially commenced on the Yanda Interchange South Parking Garage—the first fully automated mechanical multi‑storey parking structure under Huizhou’s Smart Shared Parking System project—marking the entry of the initiative into its implementation phase. According to reports, Huizhou aims to launch 10 smart shared parking projects (including demonstration sites for multi‑storey parking garages) this year, providing approximately 5,200 parking spaces.

Rendering of the South Parking Garage at Yanda Interchange

The Nantian Parking Garage at Yanda Interchange is expected to open before National Day next year.

To address the challenge of parking shortages and stimulate economic development, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government promptly responded this year. In line with the spirit of the July 30 meeting of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, which called for “accelerating the implementation of projects to address infrastructure shortcomings, such as urban parking facilities,” Huizhou City is advancing its smart city development to effectively meet public needs. On the 19th, construction officially commenced on the first fully automated mechanical multi‑storey parking structure under Huizhou’s Smart Shared Parking System project—the Yanda Interchange South Parking Garage.

According to reports, the Yanda Interchange South Parking Garage project is located on the west side of Yanda Heng’er Road, Henan’an Subdistrict, Huicheng District. 50 meters. On-site, reporters observed that the project is surrounded by a dense cluster of high-rise buildings, with numerous residential areas and a high population density. There are also many street-side shops, resulting in substantial demand for parking spaces; as a result, many vehicles are parked directly along both sides of the road, somewhat impeding normal traffic flow. Meanwhile, the site boasts an open, spacious layout, and the ground has already been leveled, meeting the requirements for constructing a smart parking structure.

Construction has begun on the south-level parking structure at Yanda Interchange.

At the project site, renderings of the parking structure are on display, outlining what Huizhou’s smart, shared parking facility will look like in the future. It is readily apparent that the three-dimensional parking tower currently under construction features a façade that bears little resemblance to conventional buildings, and its overall design seamlessly integrates with the surrounding residential neighborhood. Yet inside, the space offers a world of its own: the renderings show that it can accommodate a substantial number of vehicles in a stacked‑parking configuration, while also incorporating essential amenities such as public restrooms, a fire‑control room, and property‑management offices.

The Yanda Interchange South Parking Garage Project proposes to construct a multi‑storey parking facility. Buildings No. 1 and No. 2 have a total planned land area of 5,317 square meters, with a building footprint of 2,019 square meters and a total floor area of 14,249 square meters. The parking garage comprises nine levels, stands 24 meters tall, measures 62.4 meters in length and 18.6 meters in width, and includes one basement level and one ground-level entrance/exit. Upon completion and commissioning before next year’s National Day, it will provide approximately 400 parking spaces, significantly alleviating the parking shortage faced by local residents.

“The south parking structure of the Yanda Interchange employs a vertical‑moving parking system, with construction standards that are world‑class,” said Zheng Peiju, deputy general manager of Huizhou Jiaotou Road & Bridge Investment Co., Ltd., the project’s responsible entity. He explained that the vertical‑moving automated parking system at the Yanda Interchange integrates the distinctive features of vertical lift, horizontal transport, and aisle‑stacking technologies, enabling simultaneous rapid movement in both horizontal and vertical directions. This significantly enhances vehicle storage and retrieval efficiency, making the experience faster and more convenient for users.

This year, we aim to commence construction. 10 smart, shared, multi-level parking structures

According to reports, the Huizhou Smart Shared Parking System project will be launched on a pilot basis. The “Huizhou Smart Parking Cloud Platform” undertakes the information‑based upgrading and operational management of existing public parking facilities, while also investing in the construction of fee‑based smart shared parking infrastructure, including surface parking lots, underground parking garages at parks and plazas, self‑driving parking structures, intelligent mechanical multi‑storey parking garages, and smart robotic multi‑storey parking systems, with plans to add 80,000 new parking spaces. Finally, it will progressively upgrade and integrate parking spaces across various districts and institutions—such as government offices, enterprises, commercial complexes, hotels, and residential communities—to achieve interconnected and shared urban parking resources. The project was launched in 2019 and is being implemented in phases to steadily enhance effective parking capacity.

Zheng Peiju stated that, according to the city of Huizhou, In accordance with the 2019 Government Work Report’s directive to “ensure the intelligent management of 16,000 public parking spaces this year and commence construction on more than five public smart parking garages,” Huizhou City’s smart shared parking system project will upgrade and modernize 16,000 on-street and off-street parking spaces this year. By leveraging a cloud-based parking platform, the initiative will enable seamless interconnection and shared access among parking facilities, parking spaces, and vehicle owners, thereby eliminating information silos and enhancing both parking space utilization and turnover rates.

Meanwhile, efforts will be made to commence construction in areas such as the Jiangbei District, Henan’an District, Xiapu District, and Xiajiao District of Huicheng District. Ten smart shared parking projects—featuring demonstration-level multi‑storey parking structures—have added approximately 5,200 public parking spaces, helping to address key public‑service challenges such as the dual‑directional difficulty of finding parking, traffic congestion, and poor traffic order.