Gyeonggi-do Operates 'Quality Management Consulting Team' at 15 Construction Sites to Prevent Poor Workmanship

The Quality Management Consulting Team of the Gyeonggi-do Construction Headquarters is inspecting the road.

Gyeonggi Province will operate a 'Quality Management Consulting Team' at 15 construction sites within the province until the end of the year to prevent poor construction practices.

The Quality Management Consulting Team has been operating annually since 2021 to prevent poor construction practices in construction projects within the province and to ensure the proper quality of structures. Unlike the previous method, which was solely verified by the on-site construction management team, the team now includes professional staff from the Quality Testing Team of the Provincial Construction Headquarters and the heads of construction management teams for each project to strengthen construction quality management.

On the 9th, the Gyeonggi Provincial Construction Headquarters announced that the 'Quality Management Consulting Team,' which directly verifies the quality suitability of materials such as ready-mixed concrete and asphalt used in road construction on-site, will operate at 15 locations including sections of Local Road No. 98 from Silchon to Manseon until the end of the year.

The main inspection items include ▲Plate load tests (tests to determine the bearing capacity of soil embankments) to check whether the compaction of soil and mixed aggregates used for embankment is appropriate ▲Suitability of construction materials such as ready-mixed concrete and asphalt brought to the site ▲Whether the horizontal support strength of road guardrails (vehicle protection fences) is adequately secured.

The Construction Headquarters collects samples of materials that are difficult to test on-site and directly verifies their suitability at the provincial quality testing laboratory. The provincial quality testing laboratory is a national public testing institution capable of conducting 138 types of quality tests, including the plate load test.

Based on the verification results, defective materials will be prevented from being brought into the site by removing them from the site.

Meanwhile, the Quality Management Consulting Team inspected 31 times at 15 locations including sections of Local Road No. 325 from Bulhyeon to Sinjang last year, finding 3 sites insufficient while the rest were deemed suitable. The three locations found unsuitable on Local Road No. 98 from Docheok to Silchon were reported to have been properly supplemented and corrected within two months.

Kim Gyoheung, head of the Provincial Construction Headquarters, emphasized, "We will contribute to improving construction quality and, above all, creating safe construction sites. This also has a tension effect on construction site personnel and ultimately serves as an opportunity to increase residents' trust in the provincial construction administration."

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