1 year from Kansai flood damage Full-scale disaster countermeasure construction at Haneda Airport, September 4: 6:34
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It has been one year in four days since Kansai Airport suffered massive flood damage due to last year's typhoon. At 13 major airports nationwide, such as Haneda Airport and Kansai Airport, work on disaster countermeasures such as revetment work and strengthening of power supply facilities is in full swing.
Last September, Typhoon No. 21 flooded Kansai Airport, including the runway and power supply facilities in the basement of the terminal building, and it took 17 days to restore all passenger functions at the airport.
In response to this, the country has set a target of 13 major airports such as Haneda Airport, Kansai Airport, and Narita Airport to resume operation within 3 days even if the function stops due to a disaster. Is in full swing.
Of these, Haneda Airport, which has a wide area facing the sea, is under construction to increase the height of the revetment by up to 2.5 meters. When completed, it means that even a storm surge of about 6 meters can be almost prevented. Also in the terminal building, water stoppages are installed in the passage toward the basement so that the power supply facilities in the basement will not be inundated. In addition, Tokyo Airport Office and Japan Airport Building are reviewing the BCP = Business Continuity Plan at the time of a disaster and responding to the case where functions necessary for airport operations such as power supply, communication, and transportation are lost due to a disaster. We are proceeding with the maintenance of the summarized manual.
Mr. Katsunori Nagaoka, Construction Manager, Tokyo Airport Maintenance Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, said, “I want to rush the construction because the number of arrivals and departures at Haneda Airport will increase in the future and the international importance will increase.”