Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane to order business improvement due to delay in opening Hokuriku Shinkansen

Regarding the fact that the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga is expected to be delayed by about one year, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane said that the independent administrative agency "Railway Construction and Transportation Facility Development Support Organization" is conducting construction work. , He said he did not properly report the delay in construction, and announced his intention to issue a business improvement order soon.

Regarding the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, the verification committee of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has proposed to extend the opening time by about one year from the scheduled opening in the spring of 2023, and to increase the additional project cost to about 265.8 billion yen. I am.

In response to this, the ruling party's project team met with Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato at the Prime Minister's Office on the afternoon of the 15th to minimize the burden on local governments along the railway line for the increased project cost. I handed over a resolution requesting.

In response, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane issued a business improvement order, saying that the independent administrative agency "Railway Construction and Transportation Facility Development Support Organization", which is conducting construction work, did not properly report the delay in construction. Clarified the idea.

In addition, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will regularly report the progress of construction to the local community, and will provide support to the local community, which has been developing the town in time for the scheduled opening in the spring of 2023.

After the interview, Minister Akabane told reporters, "I would like to take this resolution seriously. I would like to narrow down my wisdom to see if the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism can support it."