Oh Se-hoon Proposes GTX-A Debate... Jeong Won-oh Says "Why Turn This Into a Political Dispute?"

"Does a debate bring about safety?" Jeong questions

Personally inspects the fifth basement level construction site

"Construction should be halted until a reinforcement method is found"

Jeong Wono, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Seoul mayor, responded to Oh Sehoon, the People Power Party candidate's proposal for a single-topic debate on the Seoul Metropolitan Area Express Railway (GTX)-A, by asking, "Does a debate bring about safety?" He further stated, "It is attention, response, effort, and action that ensure safety. I do not understand why this is continuously being turned into a political dispute."

Jeong Wono, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Seoul mayor, visited the GTX-A construction site at Samseong Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st to inspect a pillar missing rebar. Jeong Wono's campaign team

After visiting the GTX-A construction site at Samseong Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st, Jeong told reporters, "There must be attention to safety issues," and pointed out, "If there had been such attention, how could it be that Mayor Oh was not informed?"

Jeong personally inspected the construction site down to the fifth basement floor and asked the site personnel about the process of reporting the rebar shortage issue. Park Minwoo, the site manager from Hyundai Engineering & Construction, explained, "Since this is an inspection between institutions, we judged that it would not be appropriate for the construction company or the supervisory team to intervene in the middle. It seems to have been Seoul City's decision."

Jeong commented, "From the perspective of a non-expert, the amount of cracking is very concerning," adding, "Construction defects were found on the fifth basement floor, so it is questionable why the work continued." He continued, "Is it reasonable to keep stacking (the structure) above when reinforcement has not been done? Of course, construction should be suspended until a reinforcement method is found. That is likely how the process will proceed."

On that day, National Assembly members Choi Kisang, Cheon Junho, Ko Minjung, and Lee Haesik, as well as Gangnam-gu mayoral candidate Kim Hyeonggon, accompanied Jeong on the site visit.

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