NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman of the Board: Shigejiro Yagi) will hold an eco-road campaign on October 24 to implement eco-driving and initiatives in collaboration with customers who use Expressway. It will be carried out from the day (Tue).

--- Outline of Eco Road Campaign --------

1. Purpose

The Kyoto Protocol came into effect in February 2005, and the Kyoto Protocol Target Achievement Plan was formulated in April 2005. To achieve this target, it is essential to reduce CO2 emissions from vehicle traffic. I will.

NEXCO EAST, we have been working to reduce CO2 through the improvement of Expressway networks and the promotion of ETC to alleviate traffic congestion and to make forests on the road slopes. Eco-drive and Expressway, such as promoting the use of, Expressway also believe it is important collaboration with customers who use the.

For this reason, NEXCO EAST, together with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and each Expressway company, will carry out the "Eco Road Campaign" from Tuesday, October 24, 2006, inviting customers to participate in this initiative.

2 Implementing body

1. Sponsor
   (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Road Bureau, Regional Development Bureau, Hokkaido Development Bureau, Okinawa General Bureau, NEXCO EAST, NEXCO CENTRAL, NEXCO WEST, Capital Expressway Co., Ltd., Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd., Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd. )
2. Sponsorship
   (Company) Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, (Company) Japan Automobile Dealers Association, (All) Japan Truck Association, (Co) Japan Bus Association, (Co) Japan Automobile Federation, National Regional Newspaper Federation

3 Specific content

In order to encourage a wide range of customers to use Expressway to participate in the campaign, we will post posters, distribute brochures and stickers that are common throughout the country in service areas.

In addition, we will disseminate information by posting a link to the website dedicated to the campaign on the NEXCO EAST website and by publicizing this campaign when holding events in service areas.

4 Implementation period

From Tuesday, October 24, 2006 to March 2008 (scheduled)