Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News On February 8, some Hefei citizens reported to Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters that many open-air escalators on the pedestrian bridge at the intersection of Huizhou Avenue, Ziyun Road and Dongting Lake Road in Hefei City have been out of service for several months, and some citizens have questioned whether these elevators have been used for a long time, and the reporters have come to verify that the maintenance and rescue signs posted on the scene have expired (on February 8, it was reported that "many escalators on the overpass along Hefei Huizhou Avenue have been out of service for several months). After the report was published, it aroused a lot of attention, and the reporter also received a number of calls from readers, both reflected in the Swan Lake Bridge at the intersection of Hefei South Second Ring Road and Juyunfeng Road and the Hefei Municipal Government Square Bus Hub Station, the two places with large traffic of handrails are also in a state of suspension, and some readers have suggestions for the use and management of open-air escalators.
On February 10, the reporter visited these two locations one by one, and the results were surprising, one of the three overpass elevators had been completely shut down last summer, while the other 3 elevators were frequently faulted and repaired an amazing number of times. In the reporter's interview, the relevant elevator maintenance management units mentioned repeated repairs, maintenance is not easy and the maintenance cost is not low, and they are trying to solve this problem.
Visiting location 1: Swan Lake Bridge at the intersection of Hefei South Second Ring Road and Juyunfeng Road
Status: 3 escalators have been shut down for several months
On the morning of February 10, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, Dawan News reporters came to the pedestrian bridge located at the intersection of the South Second Ring Road and Juyunfeng Road in Hefei City, which spans the South Second Ring Road, and there are not only a number of communities nearby, but also many supermarkets, and the usual flow of people is not small. The reporter first came to an escalator on the south side of the overpass, the entrance and exit of the elevator are equipped with a fence, and the fence is posted with a warm reminder, which reads "The elevator has parts damaged and cannot be used temporarily, if there is any inconvenience, please understand." "The elevator was out of service, and there were a lot of leaves in the elevator.
Escalator on the south side of Swan Lake Bridge.
"It's been months, it hasn't been repaired for so long, and three elevators have been shut down at the same time." Mr. Ma, a resident who lives nearby, told reporters that the scale of this overpass is not small, and the overpass is equipped with an escalator, which is a good thing to facilitate the travel of the public, and what puzzles him is that the three elevators are out of service at the same time, and it has been a long time, "Saying that the accessories are damaged, the three elevators are broken at the same time, why not repair it?" ”
Subsequently, the reporter came to the north side of the overpass, and there was an open-air escalator on the east and west sides of Juyunfeng Road, and both were in a state of suspension, and the scene was set up with a fence to remind the public that the elevator could not be used. Informed citizens passing by here told reporters that after the completion of the Swan Lake Bridge, these 3 escalators were installed, which has been around for many years, and this time the suspension has been the longest.
The Swan Lake Bridge Northwest Escalator was shut down.
Response: The number of elevators will be reduced by one and the other two will be replaced with new elevators
On February 10, on the situation of the Swan Lake Bridge elevator at the intersection of Hefei South Second Ring Road and Juyunfeng Road, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, Dawan News contacted the Bridge Section of the Municipal Administration Office of Shushan District, Hefei City, after the reporter identified himself, a staff member told reporters that the 3 open-air escalators configured by the Swan Lake Bridge were initially designed to facilitate the passage of the public, especially the elderly, with children or citizens with limited mobility, the service life of these elevators has been close to ten years, there are problems such as aging equipment, around July 2021, Several elevators have appeared abnormal noise, but also carried out maintenance, but the effect is general, after a period of suspension, also carried out maintenance, and finally in order to avoid hidden dangers, the maintenance unit decided to completely shut down the 3 elevators.
Then the staff told reporters that there are two overpasses in the jurisdiction with escalators, the other is operating normally, the Swan Lake Bridge 3 elevators have fault problems, they took over the maintenance and management work, this problem is reflected to the district, for the sake of use and safety, no longer continue to maintain, will completely replace two new elevators, while the elevator on the northwest side of the overpass will no longer be used, the number of elevators will be reduced by one. "At present, the bidding work has ended, and in the near future, manufacturers will go to the site to investigate the measurement and other work." The staff member said that because the open escalator is outdoors, the sun and rain are sunny, and the maintenance work is not easy, after replacing the new elevator, they will also strengthen the daily maintenance and management work.
The escalator on the northeast side of the Swan Lake Bridge was shut down.
Visiting place 2: Hefei former Municipal Government Square Bus Hub Station
Status: 3 escalators are out of service waiting for custom parts to be repaired
"The elevator here, the suspension is a frequent thing, I don't know if it is the problem of the elevator or the problem of maintenance?" At more than 10:00 a.m. on February 10, reporters from Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News came to the bus hub station of Hefei's former Municipal Government Square, and Mr. Liu, a citizen waiting here, said so. The reporter noted that there are a total of 3 open-air escalators here, of which there are 2 open-air escalators on the east side of the platform, and the upper and lower entrances and exits of these two elevators are set up with signs, which remind "no entry" and "suspension of use during elevator maintenance". Then the reporter walked to the southwest side of the platform, where there is also an open-air escalator, which is the same as the other 2 elevators, and is also in a state of suspension, and the upper and lower entrances and exits are also set up with signs.
The escalator on the southeast side of the former Municipal Square Bus Hub Station was suspended.
"It's been stopped for a while, and we've reported it, saying we're waiting for parts to be repaired." Another citizen, Mr. Zhou, told reporters that he often went to the bus hub station of Hefei's former Municipal Government Square to take the bus, and the elevators here were often out of service, and it was related to frequent failures.
Response: The elevator has been in use for 14 years and has frequent failures will cooperate with the relevant departments to completely solve this problem
On February 10, in response to the problem of frequent elevator failures at the bus hub station of Hefei's former Municipal Government Square, which led to the suspension of elevator operations, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters contacted Hefei Bus Group and received relevant replies on this. In response to this matter, Hefei Bus Group gave a reply to the problem of the use of elevators at the original Municipal Government Square Bus Hub Station, which said that after the original Municipal Government Square Bus Hub Station (including three elevators) was completed in 2008, it was delivered by the relevant departments of Hefei City to the bus group for use, and the three elevators have been used for 14 years, due to long-term outdoors, sun and rain, resulting in frequent elevator failures. Especially since 2021, elevator failures have occurred frequently. Due to the aging of elevator facilities, accessories are difficult to purchase, and even need to be specially customized by maintenance units, which lengthens the elevator repair time.
The escalator on the northeast side of the former Municipal Government Square Bus Hub Station is out of service.
In order to ensure the safety of elevator operation, Hefei Bus Group suspended the use of elevators in rain and snow, and at the same time, in order to maximize the convenience of citizens, Hefei Bus Group overcame many difficulties and continuously strengthened the daily maintenance of elevators. In the next step, in view of the upcoming transformation of Huaihe Road Pedestrian Street, Hefei Bus Group will actively cooperate with relevant departments to completely solve this problem.
Citizen Voice: Can smart buttons and rain shelters be installed for open-air escalators?
In the process of interviewing the relevant elevator maintenance management units in Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Network, and Dawan News Reporter, the relevant personnel all mentioned the pain points of the open-air escalator, the long service life, the aging of the equipment, the frequent occurrence of failures, the encounter with rain and snow weather, not only to shut down or even repair after, but also to face the maintenance unit also faces the problems of long maintenance cycle and high maintenance costs, how to do a good job in the daily maintenance and maintenance of the elevator, it seems that it is not easy.
In the process of the reporter's visit, some citizens put forward some suggestions for the convenient escalators that were suspended around them, and some citizens proposed that the open-air escalators could be equipped with smart buttons, which only operated when in use, rather than maintaining a continuous operation. Previously, the reporter interviewed an elevator maintenance unit, the maintenance personnel said that rainwater into the elevator, not only to face drainage problems, but also may lead to leakage and other fault problems, and then affect the elevator system, for which some citizens proposed that in order to prevent rainwater from entering the escalator system, the escalator system can consider installing a rain shelter, these rain shelters will extend to the side of the overpass, usually can cover the wind and rain, even if there is a small amount of rainwater into the elevator system will not lead to elevator paralysis.
Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News reporter Wei Xinxin photographic report
Edited by Zhang Dawei