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Arteries driving national
development
Roads, railroads and bridges are fundamentals for national
development and prosperity. Living standards advance as
the number of roads increases, and the farther they stretch,
the nearer the future comes to reality. GS E&C has
promoted balanced regional development and national economic
progress in Korea by engaging in numerous civil engineering
and infrastructure projects, both publicly and privately
financed, that involve roads, railroads and bridges. Projects
of special note include the West Sea Grand Bridge, which
at 7.31 kilometers is the world’s tenth longest, and the
expressway leading to the new Incheon International Airport.
In the future, the Civil Engineering Division will focus
on expanding involvement in turnkey infrastructure projects
financed by the private sector, including highways and
railroads. |
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Expanding living space
for the future
Developing usable space underground can help alleviate
the lack of available space aboveground, and underground
projects will become more important in the 21st century. |
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GS E&C has researched
soil dynamics, rock dynamics, excavation technology and
other areas and applied its wealth of experience to enhance
competencies regarding underground space development.
The company has participated in mass transportation projects,
including subway tracks and stations for Seoul Subway
Line 5 Section 35 and Line 6 Section 10 as well as the
Hopo Subway Yard in Busan. Other important projects include
underground oil storage tanks at Yeosu, an LNG terminal
at Incheon, and the water tunnel. In the future, GS E&C
will be more involved in underground projects to help
protect the environment and improve space utilization
in crowded urban areas. |
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Turning coastal areas into
productive land.
Korea, a small and densely populated country, is surrounded
by water on three sides. This extensive coastline offers
ample opportunity for reclaiming badly needed land from
the sea. Harbors represent the starting point for land
reclamation, and logistics infrastructure is a key driver
of the national economy. LG E&C has gained much experience
by building a private jetty accommodating vessels of up
to 100,000DWT for LG Chemical and a product jetty for
LG Caltex-Oil at Yeocheon as well as an LPG offloading
terminal at Incheon. The Civil Engineering Division will
invest aggressively to secure more core technology related
to harbor development and turn this business into a growth
engine for the future. |
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