Hyundai Engineering hit with eight-month business suspension over Anseong bridge collapse that killed four

Hyundai Engineering disclosed the eight-month suspension in a regulatory filing on Nov. 11, saying it received the order from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport the day before. The ban covers civil and building contracting in South Korea, a line that brought in 5.541 trillion won (about $4.2 billion at Nov. 11 exchange rates) in 2025. That is 39.9% of the company's consolidated revenue of 13.897 trillion won. While the ban runs, it cannot win new work, but jobs contracted earlier, or already started under permits, can go on.

The case goes back to Feb. 25, 2025, at the Cheongnyongcheon Bridge on Section 9 of the Seoul-Sejong Expressway in Seoun-myeon, Anseong. A structure came down while crews were installing girders. Four workers died and six were hurt. News1 reported that the ministry's construction accident investigation committee named the unauthorized removal of anti-tip screw jacks among the causes in August 2025. The ministry used a clause of the Framework Act on the Construction Industry that covers faulty work done on purpose or through gross negligence when it causes serious structural damage or casualties, The Asia Business Daily reported.

This is the second suspension over the same accident. In July, Seoul's city government imposed three months at the labor ministry's request, as a penalty for breaching worker-safety duties. Hyundai Engineering sued, and a court stayed that order, Dailian reported. The new order punishes the faulty construction itself, according to News1.

Hyundai Engineering said it will ask a court to stay the eight-month order and sue to cancel it. If a stay is granted, it can keep bidding until the main case is decided. Its parent, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, said in its own filing that the affected revenue equals 17.8% of the group's 2025 consolidated sales. When a court will rule on the stay request is not yet known.