Chuncheon-si Soyang-ro Expansion Project Receives Minister of Environment Award

Selected as an Excellent Case of Using Recycled Aggregate and Recycled Aggregate Products
Used 15,000㎥ of Recycled Aggregate and 16,000 Tons of Recycled Ascon... Budget Also Reduced

Chuncheon City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Mayor Yuk Dong-han) announced on the 7th that the expansion construction of Soyang-ro to 6 lanes using recycled aggregate received the Minister of Environment Award.

Chuncheon City was selected as an excellent institution in the 15th Excellent Utilization Case Contest for Recycled Aggregate and Recycled Aggregate Products, hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and organized by the Korea Construction Resources Association.

A view of Chuncheon City Hall, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. Photo by Chuncheon City Hall

This contest was held for about two months from March to May targeting national, local governments nationwide, public institutions, and construction companies. It was established by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to promote eco-friendly treatment of construction waste and high value-added resource recovery.

Recycled aggregate is a recycled product processed into construction materials by collecting, sorting, and refining waste generated at construction sites according to proper quality standards.

In the Soyang-ro 6-lane construction, 15,226㎥ of recycled aggregate was used for laying and compacting a 30cm auxiliary base layer and a 20cm frost prevention layer. Additionally, 16,372 tons of recycled asphalt concrete were used for laying and compacting a 15cm base layer. Through this, Chuncheon City saved about 214 million KRW in construction costs.

Yong Ok-hyun, Director of Urban Regeneration Division of Chuncheon City, said, “To solve various environmental problems such as increasing construction site waste and depletion of natural resources, we will continue to actively utilize recycled aggregate.”

Meanwhile, the Soyang-ro 6-lane expansion project was carried out from August 2018 to October 2024 with a project cost of 52.1 billion KRW. It was a construction project to expand the existing 4 lanes of Soyang-ro to 6 lanes to alleviate chronic traffic congestion during commuting hours on Soyang-ro.

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