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Officials blame weather for highway subsidence
By Li Qian |
August 13, 2012, Monday
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A highway built at a cost of 8.75 billion yuan (US$1.38 billion) in northwestern Gansu Province showed signs of cracks and subsidence again one year after a major overhaul.
Highway authorities said the problems were caused by heavy downpours rather than poor quality of construction.
Tianding Highway was forced to close for repair in July 2011, less than two months after it opened to traffic, due to cracks and potholes on the tarmac. Local officials blamed the problem on lax quality control during construction and bad weather.
Tan Yingpeng, an official with the Gansu Provincial Transportation Bureau, said floods this summer caused the soil to erode and the road surface to crack and cave in, today's China Youth Daily reported.
Other highways in the province were plagued by the same problem, he added.
Tan said the road officials and contractors responsible for the jerry-built highway have been punished, but he refused to give any detail.
The bureau's website showed the construction of the 235-kilometer Tianding Highway began in October 2007 and ended in May 2011.
Highway authorities said the problems were caused by heavy downpours rather than poor quality of construction.
Tianding Highway was forced to close for repair in July 2011, less than two months after it opened to traffic, due to cracks and potholes on the tarmac. Local officials blamed the problem on lax quality control during construction and bad weather.
Tan Yingpeng, an official with the Gansu Provincial Transportation Bureau, said floods this summer caused the soil to erode and the road surface to crack and cave in, today's China Youth Daily reported.
Other highways in the province were plagued by the same problem, he added.
Tan said the road officials and contractors responsible for the jerry-built highway have been punished, but he refused to give any detail.
The bureau's website showed the construction of the 235-kilometer Tianding Highway began in October 2007 and ended in May 2011.
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