About falling concrete fragments from Sankeihama Road Kozukue 1 viaduct
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- About falling concrete fragments from Sankeihama Road Kozukue 1 viaduct
September 11, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) manages Daisan-Keihin Road Kozukue No. 1 viaduct at the Yokohama City Public Sports Facility (Kozukue Sports Hall Tennis Court) under Daisan-Keihin Road. A piece of concrete was found falling from the side of the bridge pier.
No accidents such as injuries or property damage have been confirmed.
We take this situation seriously and carry out emergency inspections.
During the inspection period, the use of tennis courts has been suspended. We apologize for the inconvenience and inconvenience caused to our users, but we would appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
1 History of discovery
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, around 14:00
A message from the Kohoku Ward Office in Yokohama City, which was contacted by an employee of the company, informed us that there is a concrete piece that seems to have fallen from a viaduct on Daisan-Keihin Road, so please inspect it.
2 Occurrence location
Daisan-Keihin Road Kozukue First Viaduct
Address: 180-1 Kozukuecho, Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
3 Falling concrete pieces
About 7 cm x about 3 cm x about 1 cm
Total weight including other fragments About 40g
4 Cause of fall
Currently under investigation.
5 Last inspection date of the location
April 2012 Visual inspection No abnormality
6 Future action
Emergency inspection (visual inspection) of the relevant part was conducted today (9/11).
A detailed inspection (tapping sound inspection) of the location will be implemented tomorrow (9/12).
In the future, for bridges under the jurisdiction of this Regional Head Office, an emergency inspection of bridge piers that may cause damage to a third party due to similar events is planned.
[Situation photo]
