Pyeongtaek City Conducts Safety Inspection of River Facilities

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 7th that it will conduct safety inspections of national and local river facilities within the jurisdiction in preparation for heavy rains and other weather events.

To this end, Pyeongtaek City is inspecting a total of 165 river facilities, including 150 sluice gates, 14 embankments, and 1 retaining wall on major rivers, checking the operation of sluice gates, maintenance around automatic floodgates, and the occurrence of defects in embankments.

A facility safety specialist is inspecting the safety condition of the sluice gates in the Pyeongtaek city river.
[Photo by Pyeongtaek-si]

The city explained that during the winter season, through facility inspections, it will focus on investigating ▲damage, cracks, and subsidence of sluice gates and embankments ▲operation status of the smart flood management system ▲management status of obstructions at inflow channels, and will also carry out repairs of the facilities.

The city plans to immediately correct minor issues identified through intensive inspections, and if serious defects or risk factors are found, it will establish repair and reinforcement plans and take appropriate measures.

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