In response to the Supreme Court's ruling that the prefecture lost the case of the prefecture that refused to approve the construction of the soft ground improvement work in Henoko, Nago City, where the U.S. Army's Futenma Air Base in Okinawa is relocated, the Okinawa Defense Bureau began bidding procedures for the start of construction on the 8th.
Off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, where Futenma Air Station is relocated, soft ground was found on the north side of the planned land reclamation, and the government applied for a design change in order to proceed with ground improvement work.
In a court case in which it was disputed whether the "correction instruction" made by the government against Okinawa Prefecture, which was "disapproved", was disputed, the Supreme Court ruled on the 4th of this month to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that "the government's instructions are legal" and confirmed the prefecture's defeat.
As a result, Okinawa Prefecture is obliged to approve the construction according to the instructions of the government.
Against this backdrop, the Okinawa Defense Bureau of the Ministry of Defense began bidding to select a contractor on the 8th in preparation for the start of reclamation work on the north side of Camp Schwab and Oura Bay, where soft ground was found.
According to the website of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, procedures have begun for a total of four construction works on the seawall that will be the outer perimeter of the planned landfill site, three of which include soft ground improvement work.
According to the Ministry of Defense, it is necessary to drive about 4,3 rakes into the sea for ground improvement work, and it will take about 7 years for the construction work based on the plan after the design change to be completed and the facilities to be provided.
On the other hand, Okinawa Prefecture has pointed out that the reclamation on the Oura Bay side is "an unprecedented large-scale and advanced ground improvement work and the safety of the design is not sufficient."