Falling of concrete fragments from Kawakai viaduct on Daisan-Keihin Road
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- Falling of concrete fragments from Kawakai viaduct on Daisan-Keihin Road
May 17, 2010
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) manages Daisan-Keihin Road, a major local road that crosses Daisan-Keihin Road Kawamukai on the sidewalk of the Shin-Yokohama Motoishikawa line. A piece of concrete was found falling from the bottom edge of the viaduct floor slab.
No accidents such as injuries or property damage have been confirmed.
We take this situation seriously, carry out emergency inspections, and implement measures to ensure safety.
1 Date and time of report
Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:30 am
The general public reported the number 110, saying "concrete is falling on the sidewalk," which our employees confirmed locally.
2 Occurrence location
(Near Kohoku interchange)
Address: Kawamukai-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
3 Falling concrete pieces
Total weight including other fragments About 10kg
4 Cause of fall
5 Last inspection date of the location
6 Future action
An urgent inspection of the relevant part was completed yesterday (16th).
