Public anger over botched road work
By Li Qian |
November 16, 2011, Wednesday
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FIVE overpasses in a south China city were found to be cracked and pitted just four months after the government spent 1.6 million yuan (US$252,000) on renovations.
This aroused suspicions that the four-month project completed in March in Yantian District, Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province, was subcontracted to several smaller builders that skimped on construction materials.
The local transport commission said work was subcontracted to a single reputable company. However, it later emerged that other subcontractors were used.
Officials claim freezing weather during construction and heavy rains are to blame for the damage, China Youth Daily reported yesterday.
Public demands for the overpasses to be reopened quickly also contributed to problems, the transport commission told the newspaper.
But some members of the public are unimpressed with this explanation and accused the commission of shirking its responsibilities.
A Yantian resident, surnamed Wang, claimed the commission "just complained about the weather and the public" instead of "taking its due responsibilities."
And a web user, using the name "Xudadi," said overpasses in other districts in Shenzhen hadn't encountered these problems.
He asked: "Isn't Yantian part of Shenzhen? Do they have two climates?"
Lin Feng, a director with the transport commission, said as it was a renovation project, weather conditions weren't taken into consideration.
It was also reported that just 250,000 yuan of the total funding was to use to renovate the overpasses.
But the transport commission said this sum only covered labor costs and the remainder went on purchasing materials and paying taxes.
It insisted all the work was handed to Luqiao Construction Group Co Ltd. However, Shi Shifeng, a Luqiao manager, said Luqiao outsourced work to its subsidiary, Jiajing service company.
Lin Songlin, team leader with Jiajing, said work went to a man surnamed Cao, who in turn subcontracted to Kun Ang Sports Equipment Co Ltd. Lin paid Cao 250,000 yuan without even knowing his full name, the report said.
This aroused suspicions that the four-month project completed in March in Yantian District, Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province, was subcontracted to several smaller builders that skimped on construction materials.
The local transport commission said work was subcontracted to a single reputable company. However, it later emerged that other subcontractors were used.
Officials claim freezing weather during construction and heavy rains are to blame for the damage, China Youth Daily reported yesterday.
Public demands for the overpasses to be reopened quickly also contributed to problems, the transport commission told the newspaper.
But some members of the public are unimpressed with this explanation and accused the commission of shirking its responsibilities.
A Yantian resident, surnamed Wang, claimed the commission "just complained about the weather and the public" instead of "taking its due responsibilities."
And a web user, using the name "Xudadi," said overpasses in other districts in Shenzhen hadn't encountered these problems.
He asked: "Isn't Yantian part of Shenzhen? Do they have two climates?"
Lin Feng, a director with the transport commission, said as it was a renovation project, weather conditions weren't taken into consideration.
It was also reported that just 250,000 yuan of the total funding was to use to renovate the overpasses.
But the transport commission said this sum only covered labor costs and the remainder went on purchasing materials and paying taxes.
It insisted all the work was handed to Luqiao Construction Group Co Ltd. However, Shi Shifeng, a Luqiao manager, said Luqiao outsourced work to its subsidiary, Jiajing service company.
Lin Songlin, team leader with Jiajing, said work went to a man surnamed Cao, who in turn subcontracted to Kun Ang Sports Equipment Co Ltd. Lin paid Cao 250,000 yuan without even knowing his full name, the report said.
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