Suwon City Cooperates with 20 Construction Companies on Fine Dust Response

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City signed a written 'Fine Dust Joint Response Agreement' with 20 business sites within the city on the 11th and agreed to cooperate in reducing construction site dust emissions.

The business sites participating in the agreement are ▲Kumho Industrial Co., Ltd. (1 site) ▲Namkwang Construction Co., Ltd. (1 site) ▲Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (3 sites) ▲DL E&C; Co., Ltd. (2 sites) ▲Lotte Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (2 sites) ▲Ssangyong Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (1 site) ▲SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (1 site) ▲GS Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (2 sites) ▲KCC Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (1 site) ▲POSCO Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (2 sites) ▲Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (1 site) ▲HDC Hyundai Industrial Development Co., Ltd. (2 sites) ▲Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd. (1 site).

These are companies conducting projects in Suwon with ongoing construction at sites such as residential redevelopment projects and large-scale building construction (20 dust emission sites), which have committed to implementing the agreement.

According to the agreement, the companies will cooperate on ▲shortening and adjusting construction site operating hours ▲prohibiting illegal incineration at construction sites during winter ▲cleaning nearby roads using water trucks ▲installing fine dust measurement devices and disclosing concentration information ▲phased use of eco-friendly construction machinery ▲restricting construction vehicle operation during school commute hours.

The city will provide administrative and technical support to help companies properly implement the agreement. During the 'Fine Dust Seasonal Management Period' through March, the city plans to conduct inspections once per month to verify the implementation of agreement provisions at each business site.

The city also plans to continuously implement 'on-site technical guidance' and 'dust emission reduction and management education' to reduce fine dust at construction sites.

A city official stated, "We ask for the active cooperation of business sites participating in the agreement," and added, "We will strengthen private-public cooperation to create a 'Suwon City free from fine dust concerns.'"

Meanwhile, the city established the 'Second Suwon City Fine Dust Seasonal Management Implementation Plan' last November and has been implementing 24 promotion tasks since December of last year.