Gwangju City Identifies 9 Cases of Inadequate Safety Inspections on Facilities Including Pedestrian Overpasses

Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kang Ki-jung) announced on the 13th that it identified a total of 9 cases of irregularities, including inadequate safety inspections of facilities such as pedestrian overpasses.

From April 24th for one month, Gwangju conducted a safety audit on 66 pedestrian overpasses.

This was to inspect the safety management status of local pedestrian overpasses in relation to the sagging phenomenon of Dorim Pedestrian Overpass that occurred in Seoul in January.

In particular, considering the age and risk of the facilities such as the year of completion, pedestrian overpasses requiring detailed inspections were investigated together with private experts (in the civil engineering field).

The city used basic data of overpass facilities registered in the Integrated Facility Information System to target the management entities of the overpass facilities and detected 9 improper cases that violated ▲whether regular safety inspections of facilities were conducted ▲whether technical personnel met qualification requirements ▲whether procedures for designation and announcement as a Type 3 facility were followed ▲whether the regulations for operating the Integrated Facility Information Management System were complied with.

Regarding the irregular cases, the city requested administrative actions against related public officials due to poor management and supervision to the audit departments of autonomous districts.

Shin Dong-ha, Safety Policy Officer, said, “Since pedestrian overpasses are basic facilities for citizens’ movement, we will do our best to ensure thorough safety management so that people can walk safely anytime and anywhere.”

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