Responses based on the high-speed tour bus accident on the Kan-Etsu Expressway

About NEXCO EAST, NEXCO CENTRAL, NEXCO WEST, about the highway tour bus accident that occurred on April 29, 2012 at Kan-Etsu Expressway Although the causal relationship is unclear, the concrete wall (wall balustrade) is based on the seriousness of the tragic accident that 7 people die and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's request for implementation of countermeasures to further enhance safety. We will implement traffic safety measures such as conforming to the current standards for protective fences where the front of the guardrail is discontinuous.

[Safety measures to be implemented]

1 Conformity with the current standards for the discontinuity between the concrete wall (wall balustrade) and the front of the guardrail

Up until now, we have tried to comply with the current standards when aging and renovating protective fences, etc., but NEXCO 3 companies out of about 5,100 discontinuous points, regulated speed and large vehicles. Focusing on priority sections that take into consideration traffic volume, etc., we will implement the replacement work of guardrails that conform to the current standards one by one. ( Attachment 1 [PDF: 183KB] reference)

Internal translation of the number of locations where the front of the guardrail is discontinuous

About preventive measures against traffic accidents that warns by vibration when deviating from 2 lanes

We have been proceeding as a part of traffic safety measures for a long time, and we will continue to plan the same measures as before to prevent traffic accidents that warn the driver by giving vibration to the vehicle when the vehicle deviates from the lane. While proceeding, we will promote measures to prevent traffic accidents, such as reviewing priority areas. ( Attachment 2 [PDF: 88KB] reference)

3 About strengthening traffic safety awareness activities

In addition to traffic safety awareness activities (road traffic information boards, highway radio, highway telephones, leaflets, posters, websites, etc.) that we have been implementing since then, we have strengthened safety awareness activities by devising themes, adding menus, etc. doing. ( Attachment 3 [PDF: 233KB] reference)

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