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Reference: A scene from training conducted at Echigo Kawaguchi SA on Kan-Etsu Expressway in July 2021

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) and the 2nd Ordinary Regiment of the Ground Self-Defense Force Takada Garrison (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture) 2024 On Tuesday, August 6, E18 held a disaster coordination drill assuming landslides caused by heavy rain. Joshin-Etsu Expressway (Joshinetsu Province) Myoko Kogen Myoko Kogen It will be conducted on the premises of the Interchange (IC).
This is the seventh time that the training has been held, based on the "Implementation Agreement on Cooperation between the Eastern Command of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Self-Defense Force," and will confirm mutual cooperation in the event of a disaster by conducting approach and exit drills using emergency openings on the Expressway Main Line, restoration training for road bumps, and rescue of occupants from vehicles.

Training outline

Date and time

2024 9:30-11:30

• Rain or shine (canceled in case of stormy weather)
• The above times are training times within the Myoko Kogen IC premises.

place

Joshinetsu Expressway Myoko Kogen IC (within the premises) (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)

• On the day of the training, Myoko Kogen IC will be open as usual.

Content

Intermittent rainfall occurred in Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture and the Nagano region, causing landslides on the cut slopes of Expressway. Some vehicles were caught in the collapse and were left stranded on the main line. As a result, at the request of the Niigata Prefecture Governor, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces were dispatched to the disaster area to conduct 1) entry and exit training using the emergency openings on Expressway, 2) training on the opening of an Self-Defense Force facility using the Myoko Kogen IC site, 3) mutual coordination meetings, road step restoration training, and 4) vehicle occupant rescue training. (Please refer to Appendix 1 [PDF: 153KB] for the time schedule for the day.)

Participating institution

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 2nd Infantry Regiment, NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office