The restoration work of the railway bridge on the JR Suigun Line, which was damaged by Typhoon No. 19, was almost completed, and a tour was held for residents before resuming operation on all lines later this month. It was.
The JR Suigun Line was flooded by the Kuji River due to typhoon No. 19, and the iron bridge in Daigo Town, Ibaraki Prefecture was washed away, and some sections are still closed. East Japan will resume operation on all lines on the 27th of this month.
On the 10th, a tour of the restored railway bridge was held for local residents, and about 90 people participated.
The new 148-meter-long steel bridge is a "truss bridge" with a triangular steel frame, and has been improved so that it will not be damaged again, such as by raising the bridge girder by about 1 meter.
A woman in her 60s in Daigo Town who participated in the tour said, "I couldn't believe the iron bridge was falling, but I'm really happy. I want to cross by train the same day it opens." I was talking.
Hiroyuki Suzuki, director of the Mizugun Line Sales Office of the JR East Mito Branch, said, "It was a very tearful situation at the time of the disaster, but I'm really glad that it was completed for the opening."