Falling of concrete pieces during the removal work of Otagaya Bridge No. 2 on the Kan-Etsu Expressway

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June 16, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) manages Kan-Etsu Expressway, which is under construction to remove "Otagaya No. 2 Bridge" across Kan-Etsu Expressway. There was a property damage accident in which the tires of two moving passenger cars were damaged when the pieces dropped to Kan-Etsu Expressway.

This will not cause any personal injury.

We take this situation seriously and take measures to prevent recurrence.

1 Date and time of the accident

June 16, 2012 at around 0:50

2 Occurrence location

Fujikin, Tsurugashima City, Saitama Prefecture
Kan-Etsu Expressway Out-bound near the line 27.8KP (near Tsurugashima JCT)

3 dropped concrete pieces

16 cm in diameter x 10 cm in length
1 piece

4 Fall situation

Kan-Etsu Expressway in the dismantling of straddle the "No. 2 Bridge Otaketani", during the drilling operation of the bridge of concrete, drilling concrete pieces from the box to receive a concrete piece Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound those that have fallen to the line) .

5 Response after an accident

Construction has been stopped and emergency inspections have been carried out for safety measures

In the future, we will implement measures to prevent recurrence so that similar accidents will not occur in this construction and similar construction.