Seoul City Blames Railway Agency for Delayed Rebar Omission Report

Seoul City has placed the blame for delayed reporting of rebar omissions at the GTX-A Samseong Station construction site squarely on the National Railway Infrastructure Agency (NRIA).

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The National Railway Infrastructure Agency did not provide any opinion after receiving the report.

In a statement released Tuesday, Seoul City officials explained that a reporting system established in January 2023 mandates that the city submit monthly construction management reports to the NRIA, which then shares them with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. This structure, the city emphasized, means Seoul does not report directly to the ministry.

According to Seoul, it received reports of rebar omissions from the construction company and supervisor on November 10, 2023. Subsequently, the city submitted six monthly construction management reports to the NRIA between November 2023 and April 2024. These reports included details about the rebar omissions and plans for column reinforcement.

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According to the official document, Seoul City submits monthly construction management reports to the railway agency, and the railway agency shares them with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Seoul City further stated that it had been submitting these reports to the NRIA since February 2023, as requested by the ministry. The reports from November 2023 to January 2024 specifically addressed the rebar issues, followed by three months of information on reinforcement work and safety measures. However, the city claims the NRIA provided no feedback, additional requests, or raised any issues after receiving these reports.

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Therefore, the delay in reporting the construction error of rebar omissions to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was not because Seoul City omitted reporting procedures, but because the process of the railway agency reviewing and sharing the submitted reports with the Ministry, according to the reporting system in the Ministry's official document, did not function in a timely manner.