Quake-Damaged Part of Expressway in Kumamoto to Take at Least 2 Yrs to Fix
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Quake-damaged part of expressway in Kumamoto to take at least 2 yrs to fix
Repairs to a section of an expressway in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto damaged by a powerful earthquake in July will take at least two years, the road's operator said Monday.
It was learned on the 31st that it will take at least two years to repair the South Kyushu West Bypass Expressway, which is currently closed to traffic between the Yatsushiro Junction and the Yatsushiro South Interchange in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, due to bridge girders shifting during the Kumamoto earthquake. This was revealed at a committee meeting held in Fukuoka City on the same day to discuss the repairs. According to West Nipp…
On the 31st, West Nippon Expressway Company announced that it expects it will take at least two years from the start of design work until the Myoken Daiichi Bridge (Yatsushiro City) on the Minami Kyushu Expressway, which has been closed to traffic since being damaged in the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake, can be reopened. West Nippon Expressway Company stated that a study group of academics and other experts has determined that the restoration proces…
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