The "Railway Construction and Transportation Facility Development Support Organization", which received a business improvement order from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, said that there was a problem in managing the construction work between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, to strengthen the management system. We have shown improvement measures such as assigning executive staff to.
Regarding the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, it is expected that the opening time will be delayed by about one year due to the delay in construction, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that the "Railway Construction and Transportation Facility Development Support Organization" that is conducting construction work is delayed. Last month, we issued a business improvement order to the Organization, saying that there was a management problem such as neglecting to report.
In response to this, on the 29th, Vice President Satoshi Mizushima of the Organization presented the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane with future improvement measures.
According to this, the Osaka branch office will be abolished in order to strengthen the management system, and new executive staff such as directors and general managers will be assigned to Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures, which are closer to the site.
In addition, we hold regular meetings with local governments to share the progress of construction work, and receive continuous evaluations and advice from outside experts regarding process management.
Vice President Mizushima, who had a press conference on the 29th, said, "We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We would like to strive to restore trust by surely implementing improvement measures."