Gyeonggi Province Identifies 765 Cases of Defects at Disaster-Vulnerable Facilities

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that a joint safety inspection by cities and counties on disaster-vulnerable facilities during the thawing season identified 765 cases of defects across 510 facilities.

By type of defect, construction sites accounted for the most with 495 cases, followed by retaining walls and embankments with 169 cases, and cut slopes with 93 cases.

The province corrected 405 cases on-site, is currently correcting 250 cases, and ordered the remaining 110 cases to secure budgets and devise remedial measures within the shortest possible time.

The province has taken emergency measures for three particularly urgent sites requiring emergency repairs and reinforcement: a cut slope section on National Route 39 in Hwaseong City, an urban planning road in Goyang City, and County Road 9 in Gapyeong County. The province will immediately secure budgets and proceed with permanent repair work on these sites.