Hokuriku Shinkansen "delayed opening" Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism did not explain to the prefecture in July

Hokuriku Shinkansen “delayed opening” The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism did not explain to the prefecture in July, but at 15:15 on November 12

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, which indicated that the opening of the section connecting Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture would be delayed, explained the process to Governor Sugimoto in Fukui Prefecture and apologized.

In this, it became clear that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism knew that it would be delayed as of July, but did not explain it to the prefecture.

Atsushi Uehara, Director of the Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and Takashi Kitamura, Chairman of the "Railway and Transportation Organization" who is involved in the construction of the Shinkansen, met with Governor Sugimoto at the Fukui Prefectural Office and connected Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture. I apologized for the delay in the construction of the building, which was expected to be delayed by one and a half years in the spring of 2023.

In addition, President Kitamura revealed that he had reported to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism that it would be delayed as of July, but did not explain it to the local community in order to closely examine the situation.

In response, Governor Sugimoto said, "I have to doubt that the cost has increased as a result of blindly proceeding with the construction while hiding the delay in the construction. The Railway Bureau does not have a group of railway experts, so it is possible to give guidance. No, "he criticized the response.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will soon set up a verification committee of experts to show the opening time and the outlook for project costs by the middle of next month.

Governor Sugimoto "I can't quite understand the explanation."

After the visit, Governor Sugimoto of Fukui Prefecture told reporters, "The explanation from the Railway and Transportation Organization is not convincing at all, and we cannot accept the postponement of the opening of the business. I have to doubt that the failure to do so had an impact on the opening time and construction costs, "he said.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism "It takes time to investigate the ground and the report is at the current timing"

After the visit, Atsushi Uehara, director of the Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, told reporters, "I was consulted by the Railway and Transportation Organization that the construction period would be delayed by about two years, but it was unbelievable, so once again I instructed to scrutinize the situation. It took time to investigate the ground changes in the Kaga tunnel, so the report to Fukui Prefecture has come at this time. In the future, we will closely exchange information with the locals and also I would also like to investigate the cause of the delay in the construction period and verify that the response as a railway bureau was appropriate. "