Won Hee-ryong Orders Thorough Inspection of Public Housing Construction Process... Directs Intensive Investigation

LH Urgent Inspection Meeting Held for Missing Exterior Wall Rebar

"Conduct a comprehensive inspection of all public housing currently under construction."

On the 26th, Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, held an 'Emergency Inspection Meeting on LH Exterior Wall Rebar Omission' at the Government Seoul Office, stating, "Incidents that must never occur, threatening the residential safety of the people, are happening repeatedly."

On the 26th, Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, attended an emergency inspection meeting on the omission of rebar on the exterior wall of LH at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and delivered a speech. Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@

Minister Won also announced a rigorous investigation into the companies repeatedly found to have omitted rebar. He pointed out, "Above all, the supervisory team leader who first alerted LH to the risk of exterior wall rebar omission and insisted on complete reconstruction has been replaced, and an audit on this matter seems necessary."

He continued, "Order the service company that replaced the supervisory team leader, and the design firms involved in the overlapping issues of defective flat slab construction and the current exterior wall rebar omission incident, to conduct an emergency inspection of all construction sites they are managing."

In particular, Minister Won emphasized, "The fact of exterior wall rebar omission was not reported internally within LH nor to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. LH must clearly disclose the cause of the reporting omission and take appropriate measures."

This meeting was held following the delayed revelation that a large amount of exterior wall rebar was omitted in public sale apartment buildings under construction by LH in Geomdan New Town, Incheon, the previous day.

It was identified that among the 13 buildings in the complex, rebar omission occurred over 71 meters in the underground walls of 4 buildings.

Construction was carried out by Dongbu Construction, supervision by Mokyang Comprehensive Architectural Office, and design by DA Group Engineering Comprehensive Architectural Office. The move-in is scheduled for June 2025, with the current progress rate at about 30%. At the time of discovery, the underground structural work of the 4 buildings with rebar omission had been completed.

Currently, LH has been conducting reinforcement work since the 11th after internal discussions following a report of rebar omission from the supervisory company in June, with completion expected on November 22.

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