Gyeonggi Province to Eliminate All 47 Disaster-Risk Facilities by 2009

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that it plans to eliminate all 47 D and E-grade disaster-risk facilities currently in the province by 2009 through investments of 136.9 billion won from local budgets and private capital.

The province recently established a "Long and Short-Term Plan for Disaster Facility Elimination (5-year project period)" containing these details.

According to this plan, the province currently has 15 facilities including bridges and 32 buildings designated as disaster-risk facilities (46 D-grade and 1 E-grade), of which 16 are public facilities and 31 are private facilities.

The province has decided to spend 89.4 billion won this year to eliminate 23 D-grade disaster-risk facilities, including 13 facilities such as Yongin Chukyou Bridge and Gimpo Yagam Bridge, and 10 buildings including Siheung Maehwa Apartment Complex and Gunpo Eunha Apartment Complex.

Additionally, the province plans to invest 10.4 billion won next year to address 13 D-grade disaster-risk facilities (2 facilities and 11 buildings), and 5.8 billion won in 2007 to renovate 6 disaster-risk facilities including 5 D-grade and 1 E-grade facility.

In 2008, the province will eliminate 4 D-grade facilities, and in 2009, it will spend 31.3 billion won to eliminate 1 D-grade facility.

To ensure this plan proceeds without delay, the province will secure timely budgets with relevant administrative agencies for public facilities, and for private facilities, will actively encourage owners to pursue reconstruction and renovation projects.