About falling concrete piece from Shinozaki viaduct on Keiyo Road
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- About falling concrete piece from Shinozaki viaduct on Keiyo Road
May 24, 2010
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) manages Keiyo Road. At the abandoned bicycle yard under the elevated road, which Edogawa occupies and manages, Keiyo Road Shinozaki ( Shinozaki) A concrete piece was found to have fallen from the end of the underside of a 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
Monday, May 24, 2010 10:30 am
The Edogawa-ku government office, who is the manager of the abandoned bicycle storage area under the viaduct, contacted our Chiba management office that the concrete pieces had fallen into the abandoned bicycle storage area, and our employees confirmed it locally.
2 Occurrence location
Keiyo Road Shinozaki Viaduct (Opening date: March 21, 1969)
Address: Shinozaki-cho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
- Due to the management of Edogawa Ward, the general public is not allowed to enter this area.
3 Falling concrete pieces
3 pieces (maximum approx. 14 cm x approx. 6 cm x approx. 2 cm)
Total weight including other fragments About 0.3 kg
4 Cause of fall
Currently under investigation
5 Last inspection date of the location
- Detailed inspection November 30, 2005
- Partially knocked off floating parts
- Temporary inspection June 19, 2008
- No abnormality
6 Future action
We plan to carry out an emergency inspection of the location and install a fall prevention net.
Under the elevated Keiyo Road and Higashi-Kanto Expressway, we plan to conduct an emergency inspection of the underside of the floor slab of the bridge, which may cause damage to a third party due to the same phenomenon.
[Situation photo]
