Recently, a citizen called Haidu to report that on the sidewalk along Yanshou Road at the Puxian Grand Theater square, a construction unit was excavating the road without erecting barriers. Yesterday, the reporter came to the Puxian Grand Theater square and found that the road excavation construction had been suspended. According to staff from the Putian Municipal Engineering Maintenance Office, they have ordered the other party to stop work and sent a letter to the Licheng District Urban Management Law Enforcement Bureau. The Licheng District Law Enforcement Bureau stated that they will go to the site for inspection.

Large pits dug in the road surface, no barriers pose safety hazards

       Yesterday morning, when the reporter passed by the Puxian Grand Theater square beside Yanshou Road in Licheng District, they found that next to the tree pits on the sidewalk of the square, large pits had been dug in the road surface, with sand, gravel, cement, and broken floor tiles piled up on the ground. There were no construction barriers nearby, nor were there any construction workers on site for maintenance. According to nearby residents, last week they saw people excavating the road here, but later it suddenly stopped. "New Year's Day is approaching, and there are many pedestrians coming and going at the Puxian Grand Theater square. Even during the suspension, barriers should be set up to ensure pedestrian safety," said nearby residents. They said there are safety hazards at this location and hope the relevant departments will rectify it promptly.

       Subsequently, the reporter contacted the Municipal Engineering Maintenance Office. Staff told the reporter that recently, when municipal workers were inspecting road safety hazards across the city, they discovered this road excavation construction. According to preliminary investigation by inspectors, a relevant unit intended to build an advertising display board. "No road excavation permit has been obtained from the housing and construction department, and the construction unit has been ordered to stop work," said the staff member. They said a letter has been sent to the Licheng District Urban Management Law Enforcement Bureau for enforcement. Staff from the Licheng District Urban Management Law Enforcement Bureau told the reporter that currently, at the Puxian Grand Theater square, only the side along Dongyuan Road is included in the planned renovation section and is allowed for road excavation construction.

Unlicensed road excavation construction reaches over a dozen cases per month

       In recent years, Putian's municipal roads have been continuously improved, and road excavation construction has become common in Putian. However, it is not the first time that unlicensed road excavation construction has been investigated and dealt with by the urban management department. On July 16, a reporter from this newspaper found that on a section of sidewalk over 100 meters long on the south side of the Minzhong Martyrs Cemetery section of Nanmen West Road in the city, the Fenghuangshan Subdistrict had excavated the road without a license to lay sewage pipes. On August 12, a reporter from this newspaper investigated and found that on the auxiliary road at the intersection of Liyuan Road and Xueyuan Street, Junlong Real Estate Development Company was carrying out road excavation construction without a license...

       According to staff from the Putian Municipal Engineering Maintenance Office and the Urban Management Law Enforcement Bureau, according to regulations, road excavation construction requires registration and filing with the housing and construction department and the traffic police department, and construction can only proceed after obtaining a road excavation permit and a road traffic safety permit. At the same time, during construction, public notice signs must be erected on site, clearly stating the construction project, construction unit, contracting unit, etc., and all permits must be kept at the construction site to facilitate public supervision and inspection by law enforcement departments. According to staff, it takes about 14 days to complete all approval procedures. "Currently, we inspect and find about a dozen unlicensed road excavation projects each month," said the staff member. They said that unapproved and reckless road excavation construction poses safety hazards to pedestrians, and they will strengthen inspections.