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10th anniversary held! "Aqualine Expedition" recruitment! !

-The number of members exceeded 2,000. Let's join the team and explore the secrets of Aqualine! ~

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Image image of 2016 Summer Festival in Umihotaru

June 16, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway Co.

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama) and Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway Co. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) will be available on the Thursday, August 4, at Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru Parking Area (below. We will recruit 350 members who want to participate in the popular event "Aqualine Expedition" held at "2016 Summer Festival in Umihotaru" held in "PA").

This "Aqualine Expedition" has reached its 10th anniversary this year, and more than 2,000 people have participated so far. Since it is possible to infiltrate behind the aqua line, which normally cannot be entered, it has been well received every year as a free summer study for children and a social tour program that adults can also enjoy. Every year, each course receives more than 10 times the application capacity, and last year it was a very popular tour with about 3,900 people applying for 350 people (applying ratio about 11 times).

1 Outline of the Aqualine Expedition

(For details such as recruitment requirements Attachment [PDF: 141KB] Please refer to)

(1) Implementation date
Thursday, August 4, 2016
In addition, in case of bad weather, we may cancel part of the expedition.
(2) Venue
Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru PA
(3) Participation fee
free
(4) Exploration course
All 14 times planned
Undersea tunnel and Umihotaru PA exploration + patrol boat "Tataki" onboard tour course
(5) Recruitment capacity
350 people (If there are many applications, it will be decided by lottery)
(6) How to apply
" Umihotaru homepage We will guide you from the special page of ".
[Aqua tunnel: exploration of emergency evacuation passage]
Image image of [Aqua tunnel: exploration of emergency evacuation passage]
[Maritime: Chiba Coast Guard Patrol Boat "Tatakaki"]
[Marine: Chiba Coast Guard Patrol Boat "Tataki"] image

2 What is Aqualine Expedition

"How did you build bridges and tunnels in the sea? ], "How thick is the wall of an undersea tunnel?" , "If a traffic accident or fire should occur in the undersea tunnel, where would you escape?" "...
The Tokyo Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway, which crosses Tokyo Bay with a bridge and a submarine tunnel, has many construction techniques and safety measures that are not generally known.

In the Aqua line expedition, the Japan Coast Guard Third Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Chiba Coast Guard large patrol boat of the wheelhouse and captain room "Takataki" such as, onboard tours and that can not be usually is intrude Expressway back yard of To explore the real image of an unknown aqua line. There are plenty of things you can't usually experience, such as taking a test drive of a "lift truck" with a panoramic view of Tokyo Bay.

The Aqualine Expedition will be held as part of the "2016 Summer Festival in Umihotaru" held on Thursday, August 4. Details of "2016 Summer Festival in Umihotaru" will be announced later.

[In-house tour of the patrol boat "Tataki"]
[Image of the tour of the patrol boat "Tatakaki"]

[Experience test drive of road patrol car]
Image of [Experience test drive of road patrol car]
[Experimental test drive of lift car (image)]
Image of [Trial ride of lift car (image)]
* Twitter's official account "NEXCO EAST​ (Kanto)" (@e_nexco_kanto ) Also distributes information.
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