On October 9, at the rural road flood recovery site along the Xiading Line in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun City, workers were busy building gabion structures, compacting layer upon layer of stone to reinforce the subgrade protection along the riverbank. At another recovery site on the Shuangwen Line in Wentun Village, Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, crews were methodically dismantling retaining wall foundation formwork, with machinery roaring and workers bustling. This is just one snapshot of Fushun's highway flood recovery and reconstruction efforts. At the Lüshao Line construction site of the rural road flood recovery project in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, work is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

This summer's heavy rainfall triggered floods that dealt a severe blow to the city's ordinary highways. Many rural roads were washed out, bridges and culverts were damaged, and protective facilities collapsed. In some sections adjacent to rivers or cliffs, large areas of subgrade were hollowed out by floodwaters. Villagers' travel routes were blocked, and local communities faced serious challenges in daily life and regional material transport. Facing the urgent task of restoring traffic and rebuilding, the city's entire transportation system seized the favorable autumn construction window to coordinate the full chain of work: verifying flood damage losses, preparing reconstruction plans, reviewing and certifying projects, carrying out on-site construction, and enforcing closed-loop quality control. The city's ordinary highway flood recovery and reconstruction work has been rolled out rapidly and is being implemented in an orderly manner. At the flood-damaged road repair site in Wazihuoluo Village, Zhangdang Town, Dongzhou District, paving operations are underway.

Following a citywide comprehensive inspection, on-site surveys, and verification by design units, the floods caused total losses of 255 million yuan to the city's ordinary highways, with 449.5 kilometers of roads damaged and traffic control imposed on 81 road sections. The recovery and reconstruction effort involves a total of 907 projects, repairing 283.5 kilometers of roads and covering 229 highways across the city. Since construction began in early September, all work fronts have been racing against time to make progress, and overall construction has reached 41.5 percent completion. According to the construction schedule, all projects are planned to be completed by the end of October.

Adopting a systematic and comprehensive approach

This reconstruction effort has abandoned the short-term approach of simply filling potholes and patching surfaces. Instead, it addresses root causes before repairing roads. Demonstration model projects have been selected from national and provincial trunk lines, rural roads, and key disaster-affected routes in mining areas. Comprehensive measures such as riverbank reinforcement, subgrade elevation, river channel dredging and improvement, and upgrading of safety facilities are being adopted to fundamentally mitigate flood risks along riverside sections. Based on the weak points in the road network exposed by this flood disaster, and with a long-term view toward improving the entire region's disaster resistance and traffic capacity, Fushun City is seizing the opportunity to apply as a pilot city for northern flood disaster prevention and safety resilience improvement. The city is actively planning a series of projects to upgrade and enhance trunk highways, and is seeking policy and funding support from higher authorities to launch these projects as soon as possible.

Strict supervision across the entire process

Reconstruction projects operate under a two-tier management mechanism: city-level coordination and scheduling, with county and district authorities responsible for local implementation. Quality and safety are placed as the top priority in engineering construction. Regular special inspections are organized to identify quality and safety hazards, verify personnel attendance and duty performance, and investigate subcontracting practices. Every construction site is closely monitored, on-site standardized management is strengthened, and project records are improved to ensure the entire construction process is traceable and subject to oversight, building a solid defense for engineering quality and safety. In Taishan Village, Qiandian Town, Shuncheng District, gabion foundation construction is being carried out on flood-damaged road sections.

Next, the city's transportation system will continue to focus on the critical deadline of completing all work by the end of October. It will work backward from the schedule, solidify responsibilities, and coordinate key tasks including construction progress, engineering quality, regulatory compliance, and workplace safety. The goal is to carry out post-disaster highway recovery and reconstruction with precision and excellence, truly turning flood-damaged roads into reliable, safe, and disaster-resistant routes, ensuring safe and convenient travel for residents and strengthening the foundation of regional transportation development.