Changwon Special City to Complete Construction of Changwon Wonidae-ro S-BRT by April

Dispatch Quality Control Team to Site
Manage Construction Quality Until Completion

The New Transportation Promotion Division of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam Province, announced that the installation work of Woni-daero S-BRT will be delayed by one month and is expected to be completed by April.

On the 14th, the city stated at a briefing room in City Hall, “The installation work of Woni-daero S-BRT began in April last year and has been ongoing for a year, but due to 125 days of rainfall?more than usual?and prioritizing repair work on pothole-affected sections, an extension of the project period is inevitable,” asking for citizens’ understanding regarding the extension.

Kim Jeong-ho, head of the New Transportation Promotion Team, is explaining about the S-BRT construction on Woni-daero.

As the construction period is extended, causing prolonged inconvenience to citizens, the city plans to ensure construction quality and enhance convenience and safety for users at the opening stage.

First, potholes, which caused the most inconvenience to citizens, have been urgently repaired since the 8th to avoid weather impacts, and road damage repairs are planned to be completed by next week.

Also, as the construction enters its final stage, safety facilities such as PE drums will be removed, and instead, luminous bands will be attached to the road curbs to secure visibility and improve driving safety.

Furthermore, the city intends to manage construction quality more thoroughly. All issues pointed out during on-site inspections by some city council members have been fully checked, and strict on-site management is being enforced, including ordering rework on parts where quality concerns arise during the completion inspection.

To verify the presence of welded wire mesh in concrete pouring sections, non-destructive testing and core sampling were conducted simultaneously, completing the investigation of the entire section. Rework orders have been issued for 260 meters out of the total 5.1 km section.

Regarding the concrete filling of the central bus stop curbs, samples were taken from the front and back of all 42 stops, and full rework was ordered for 9 stops.

The fixation status of shelters (passenger waiting rooms) and pedestrian protective fences currently under construction is also being thoroughly inspected to ensure the safety of BRT users.

Kim Jeong-ho, head of the New Transportation Promotion Division, said, “We will complete the construction without setbacks and station a quality management team on-site to thoroughly manage the S-BRT construction quality. We will also communicate directly with citizens every two weeks to explain the progress and quality verification.”

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