Impact of typhoon [Logistics delay] Yamanashi Prefecture and Tokyo metropolitan area cut off at Chuo Expressway closure October 16 12:36
The typhoon No. 19 caused the inflow of sediment into the Chuo Expressway connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area and Yamanashi, and some of the traffic was closed, which has had a significant impact on logistics. There is a long delay.
Due to the record heavy rain caused by typhoon No. 19, Chuo Expressway was closed at the upper and lower lines between Hachioji Junction in Tokyo and Otsuki Interchange in Yamanashi Prefecture. The connecting aorta has been severed and the impact on logistics continues.
The Central Japan Expressway takes about a week to restore, and the Kofu local wholesale market in Kofu city is usually about 3 to 3 and a half hours behind the arrival of seafood from the Toyosu market in Tokyo.
This is because the Tomei Expressway is used as a circuit on the Chuo Expressway, and the distance increases and traffic congestion occurs.
It means that fishing is not possible due to typhoons and barges, and the amount of goods received in the market is only about half of the normal, and the prices of horse mackerel, mackerel, bonito etc. have risen by 20-30%.
Mr. Kazama Kazama from Yamanashi Chuo Suisan, which is receiving fishery products at the Kofu regional wholesale market, said, “There has been a typhoon that the Chuo Expressway has become inaccessible in the past. The product is not in time for the morning to purchase, and we cannot provide it when it is needed.