In October of last year, a water bridge collapsed in Wakayama City, causing a large-scale water outage. Part of the bridge restoration work was completed, and water supply was resumed on the 19th.

According to the city, there is no information on troubles associated with the resumption of water supply so far.

Last October, a part of the water pipe bridge over the Kinokawa River in Wakayama City collapsed, and about 60,000 households, which is 40% of the city, were cut off for a week.



Wakayama City has installed a temporary water pipe on a nearby bridge to send water as an emergency measure, but as a result of the full-scale restoration work that has been continued since November last year, of the two water pipes One construction was completed, and on the 19th, water supply at the water bridge was resumed.



According to the city, since we had conducted a trial water supply and water quality inspection in advance, there is no information on the trouble so far.



In addition, restoration work for another water pipe is scheduled to be completed by mid-June, and the city will then remove the temporary water pipe and resume the use of the water bridge in earnest. I am doing it.



Masao Tokutsu, chief of the Wakayama City Industrial Waterworks Management Division, said, "We have caused a great deal of inconvenience to the citizens, but we are really relieved that the restoration work for the collapse accident will be completed by the flood season. I want to keep working until all is completed. "