Overloaded Vehicles Still Operating in Gyeonggi Province... Provincial Construction Headquarters Catches 19 Cases

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] It has been revealed that overloaded vehicle operations are still prevalent in Gyeonggi Province.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Construction Headquarters announced on the 30th that from the 22nd to the 24th of this month, in cooperation with the Suwon and Uijeongbu National Road Management Offices, local police stations, city and county offices, and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, joint crackdowns on overloaded vehicles were conducted at three locations: Gwangsa-dong in Yangju City (National Road No. 3), Janghowon-eup in Icheon City (National Road No. 38), and Paengseong-eup in Pyeongtaek City (National Road No. 45), resulting in the detection of 19 vehicles exceeding total weight limits.

The crackdown targeted suspected overloaded vehicles by stopping them and inspecting based on criteria such as exceeding a total weight of 40 tons, axle load of 10 tons, height of 4 meters, width of 2.5 meters, and length of 16.7 meters.

According to the Construction Headquarters, the damage caused by vehicles violating operation restrictions (overloading) on roads is significant; one vehicle with an axle load of 10 tons has the equivalent impact of operating 70,000 passenger cars. In particular, vehicles weighing 44 tons cause approximately 3.5 times more bridge damage compared to the 40-ton limit, and vehicles weighing 48 tons cause as much as 10 times the damage, the headquarters explained.

A representative from the Construction Headquarters stated, "To eradicate overloading, we will actively conduct focused crackdowns and promote compliance with regulations."

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