Greening activities at the Pippu Taisetsu PA on Do-O Expressway

(Planting flowers with students from Pippu Town Central Elementary School)
~ Promoting the "Flower and Greenery Peaceful Highway Garden® Project" ~

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May 31, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office Asahikawa Management Office

As part of its promotion of the "Flowers and Greenery Peaceful Highway Garden® Project," NEXCO EAST Asahikawa Management Office (Asahikawa City) will be planting flowers in the flower beds at the Pippu Taisetsu Parking Area (PA) on the Do-O Expressway with the cooperation of the students of Pippu Town Central Elementary School, to ensure that customers can use Expressway in a pleasant manner.

In addition, we will also inform the elementary school students who cooperated with us about a tour of the car that works on the Expressway.

1. 1. Date and time

Friday, June 9, 2017, 10:40-14:00
(If it rains, the event will be postponed to Friday, June 16th.)

2. place

  • Do-O Expressway Pippu Taisetsu Parking Area (towards Sapporo) [Flower Planting]
  • Inside Asahikawa Takasu IC on the Do-O Expressway [Working Vehicle Tour]

3. 3. participant

21 second-graders from Pippu Town Central Elementary School
NEXCO EAST Asahikawa Management Office, etc. Approximately 15 people

4. Details of the project

  • Flower planting 10:40-11:40
    <Flower seedlings> Supertunia
  • Working Vehicle Tour 13:00-14:00
Image image of last year's situation
Image image of last year's situation
State of last year
The "Highway Garden® Project: Relaxing Flowers and Greenery" aims to transform rest areas and parks into more accessible and comfortable spaces, while also developing "Highway Garden®" with the aim of creating a sense of local identity and facilitating cooperation with the local community, in order to provide customers with a more relaxing and healing space.
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