In a residential area in Chofu City, Tokyo, construction workers from Kajima Corporation, who are repairing loose ground during tunnel construction for the Tokyo Outer Ring Road, reported on group chats about residents' conditions using inappropriate language. Regarding the issue, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito announced that he is instructing the East Japan Expressway, which ordered the construction work, to respond in good faith.
In a residential area of Chofu City, cave-ins and underground cavities have been found that are believed to be caused by tunnel excavation work for the Tokyo Outer Ring Road carried out by the East Japan Expressway, and ground repair work has been underway since last summer. .
Kajima Corporation, the representative of the joint venture contracting for the construction, apologized on its website this month, saying, ``Construction personnel exchanged information on a group chat app with people living in the area using inappropriate and disrespectful expressions.'' Did.
Regarding this, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito stated at the House of Councilors Budget Committee on the 26th that he had received a report from East Japan Expressway, which ordered the construction, that the purpose was to understand the situation around the site and share information with related parties. I made it clear.
The statement continued, ``It was inappropriate to use expressions that lacked civility toward the surrounding residents.''We have instructed the client, East Nippon Expressway, to work with the construction company to respond to residents in good faith and politely. That's what I'm doing," he said.