Due to the problem of road collapses and underground cavities being found one after another in the residential area of Chofu City, Tokyo, the residents' group has a variety of causes by an independent third-party committee apart from the East Nippon Expressway Expert Committee. We have issued a statement calling for a thorough verification.
In the residential area of Chofu City, Tokyo, since the depression was found on the road in October last year, cavities were found in three underground places until last month, and tunnel excavation work on the "Tokyo Outer Ring Road" was carried out below that. On the 12th, the East Nippon Expressway Company announced the final report of the Expert Committee, which acknowledged the causal relationship with the construction and showed the idea of preventing recurrence.
In response to this, a group of residents near the site in Chofu City issued a statement on the 14th.
The East Nippon Expressway Experts Committee stipulates in the Covenant that members "must be deliberated from a fair and neutral standpoint," but the statement states that "it is not verified by an independent and neutral third-party committee." ".
In the final report, he pointed out that "the peculiarity of the ground" was emphasized as the cause, and "the investigation conducted by relying only on the information provided by the expressway company showed true verification to prevent recurrence. It cannot be said that it was done, "he said, requiring a multifaceted verification by a wide range of experts, apart from the panel of experts.