"Free Expressway measures for those evacuated from the restricted area due to the nuclear accident"
~ 2024, and application procedures will be introduced for renewing the Hometown Return Pass Card~
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- "Free Expressway measures for those evacuated from the restricted area due to the nuclear accident"
January 31, 2023
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
We would like to inform you that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that the free Expressway provision for people evacuated from restricted areas due to the nuclear accident will be extended until the end of March 2024, for the time being, and that measures to optimize the system will be implemented from autumn 2023 onwards.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism January 31, 2020 press release (summary)
- The free Expressway allowance for evacuees from alert zones and other areas due to the nuclear accident has been extended until Sunday, March 31 2024.
- On the other hand, it has been confirmed that the system is being used in a way that is not in line with the original intent and purpose of the system.
- Introduce renewal application procedures for cards that are scheduled to be renewed after autumn 2023, and confirm the purpose of use.
- For those who had an address in some areas (*) at the time of the disaster, the free travel is limited to the section where they apply for renewal.
- Tamura City, Minamisoma City (areas excluding the former restricted areas and difficult-to-return zones), Date City, Kawamata Town, Date County, Hirono Town, Futaba County, Naraha Town, Futaba County, Kawauchi Village, Futaba County
- We will inform you of the specific timing of the transition to the renewal card and the details of the procedure as soon as they are decided.
Please click here for the contents of the press release (full text) on January 31, 2023 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
1. Implementation period of free measures
Former) Until midnight on Friday, March 31, 2023
New) Until 24:00 2024
2. About use after April 1, 2023
The "Furusato Return Pass Card (Pink)" that you are currently using can continue to be used after April 1, 2023, but the card is scheduled to be renewed after autumn 2023. We will inform you about the specific timing of the transition to the renewal card and the details of the procedure as soon as they are decided.
3. 3. Other
Please refer to the attachment [PDF: 423KB] for details of the free measures.
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