Bright and colorful under the main line of the Kan-Etsu Expressway!

On July 30th (Sat) and 31st (Sun), 2022, the Kanto Regional Head Office Office Takasaki Management Office held meetings with the local Shin-Takao District Regional Development Activity Council, Takasaki Municipal Nakao Junior High School, Takasaki Municipal Shin-Takao Elementary School, and Shin-Takao Community Center. We created a mural on the box culvert ^* of the Kan-Kan-Etsu Expressway in Takasaki City in collaboration with

• A box culvert is a box-shaped concrete structure that is constructed where a road crosses under the main line of an Expressway.

Sponsored by the Shin-Takao District Regional Development Activity Council for the purpose of preventing graffiti, beautifying the scenery Expressway the line, and creating opportunities for children to experience, etc. It has been held for the 11th time this year.

Of the two walls, the theme for the elementary school students was "Memories of the Year", and students in grades 4 to 6 enjoyed drawing together with their parents.
On the junior high school side, under the theme of "SDGs", the theme was "What we can do", and 30 art club members wielded paintbrushes on a canvas of about 50 meters in width and about 2 meters in height, with a bright and unified design. I was.
On the day of the event, the Takasaki Management Office also participated in the event, helping with the preparation of materials and the toning of paint.
Takagi, the manager of the office's management section, said, "The mural production this time is not only connected to the beautification of the scenery along the railway line, but it is also very important as a connection with the community. I want to go," he commented.

▼We are contributing to the following SDGs by “promoting efforts to create new added value and regional cooperation using Expressway ”▼