Nagaoka University of Technology and NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office
Concluding "Collaboration Agreement on Road Construction / Maintenance and Disaster Prevention / Mitigation on Expressway"

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April 15, 4th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Niigata Regional Head Office

Nagaoka University of Technology (Nagaoka City) and NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) are engaged in various fields such as academic research, community contribution, SDGs, education and human resource development regarding road construction / maintenance and disaster prevention / mitigation on Expressway. In order to cooperate with each other in the fields and further promote the realization of safe, secure and sustainable local communities and human resource development, the "Collaboration Agreement on Road Construction / Maintenance and Disaster Prevention / Mitigation on Expressway" was signed. 4 It was signed on Thursday, April 14, 2014.

1. 1. State of fastening ceremony

Date and time:

Thursday, April 14, 4th year of Reiwa
From 15:30 to 16:00

place:

Nagaoka University of Technology
(Address 1603-1 Kamitomiokamachi, Nagaoka City)

Photo of the fastening ceremony
(Left) President of Nagaoka University of Technology Shigeharu Kamado, (Right) President of East Nippon Expressway Company Niigata Regional Head Office Regional Head Office Mizuguchi

2. Comment by Kazuyuki Mizuguchi, President of NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office

Nagaoka University of Technology has been promoting academic collaboration, particularly in the field of civil engineering, as well as at technical review committees.
In December 2020 Kan-Etsu Expressway In light of the establishment of a Regional Disaster Prevention Research Center at Nagaoka University of Technology, we have decided to conclude a partnership agreement in order to promote more practical cooperation in a wide range of fields, including disaster prevention and mitigation, in order to secure safety and security, such as response to large-scale disasters caused by heavy snowfall and measures against aging of structures, such as large-scale stagnation in Nagaoka.
Through this partnership agreement, we would like to effectively integrate the resources we have and advance research aimed at the safety and security of local and Expressway.

  • Cooperation matters based on the agreement See Attachment-1 [PDF: 86KB]
    (1) Academic research, (2) Community contribution, (3) Expressway (Sustainable Development Goals) initiatives, (4) Education and human resource development, ⑤ Others, this agreement Necessary matters to achieve the purpose of

The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
Regarding the conclusion of this "Collaboration Agreement on Road Construction / Maintenance and Disaster Prevention / Mitigation on Expressway", efforts for regional disaster prevention / mitigation, development of construction / maintenance / renewal technology for Expressway, technical issues related to the environment and SDGs We believe that we will contribute to the SDGs goals 9, 11, 13, and 17 as activities that will lead to further promotion of our efforts.

Image image of the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS logo and the 9th, 11th, 13th, and 17th logos of the SDGs target
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