Ministry of Labor Conditionally Approves Seosomun Demolition... Construction to Resume Soon (Update)

On the 28th, the area around the collapsed Seosomun Overpass in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul is being controlled. May 28, 2026. Yonhap News Agency.

The demolition work on the Seosomun Overpass, which resulted in six casualties, will resume from the afternoon of May 28.

The Seoul Western District Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor held a review committee on lifting the suspension of work on this day and conditionally approved the demolition plan submitted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The Ministry attached the condition that safety measures for workers must be implemented.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to resume construction from the afternoon of the same day. The city also held a joint meeting with related agencies to discuss the demolition work.

At a briefing the previous day, the city explained that from the start of the demolition to the reopening of the Gyeongui Line railway, the process would take a total of 40 hours—6 hours for dismantling the aerial scaffolding and 34 hours for slab removal and track restoration.

However, in order to begin construction, a review and restart decision from the Ministry of Employment and Labor was required. Therefore, the Seoul Metropolitan Government submitted the work plan the previous day, and on this day, submitted a supplementary plan addressing the points that the Ministry had indicated needed improvement.

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