Hokuriku Expressway tunnel comprehensive disaster prevention training

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October 24, 2008
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office Joetsu Management Office

NEXCO EAST Joetsu Management Office (Joetsu City, Director: Kazuhiko Nagauchi) assumes a traffic accident in the Kasugayama Tunnel (extension 1,021m) on the Hokuriku Expressway and, in cooperation with relevant organizations, In order to respond swiftly and accurately, we will carry out the "Tunnel Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Drill" as follows.

1 Implementation date

Thursday, October 30, 2008 13:30-15:00

2 Implementation place

Hokuriku Expressway Kakizaki snow and ice base (Implementing assuming Kasugayama tunnel)

3 Participating institutions

Niigata Prefectural Police Headquarters Transportation Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps
Joetsu Area Fire Service Association Fire Department
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Joetsu Management Office
(Cooperator) Japan Automobile Federation Niigata Branch

4 Training content

In the Kasugayama tunnel, we will conduct training such as rescue of injured people, fire extinguishing activities, assuming that a collision accident between vehicles has occurred (the assumed contents of the accident are according to the reference material [PDF: 38KB] ).

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