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Japan: Plan Aims for Key Stations to Be Made Quake-Resistant |
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yomiuri.co.jp |
| Source Date: |
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
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ICT for MDGs
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Japan |
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Jun 05, 2012 |
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All major railway stations will be made earthquake-resistant by the end of March 2016, according to a government draft of an infrastructure development plan released on Monday.
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry's draft plan calls for raising the percentage of stations that meet the 1981 quake-resistance standards from the current 88 percent in preparation for an anticipated massive earthquake in the Tokyo metropolitan region or the Nankai Trough, which runs off the coast of central to southwestern Japan.
The plan was presented to a joint meeting of the infrastructure minister's advisory panel on infrastructure development and that on public transport policy.
It focuses on measures to reduce the impact of natural disasters, following the massive destruction caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11 last year.
The government is expected to finalize the plan this summer after soliciting opinions from the public.
A total of 75 goals are included in the draft plan, the final version of which will be used as a guideline for infrastructure development during the five years through fiscal 2016, which ends in March 2017.
Quake resistance improvement is required for 268 major stations used by at least 10,000 passengers a day.
Also included in the draft plan is the compilation of tsunami hazard maps for all seaside municipalities by the end of March 2017 that will show potential damage from the largest expected tsunami waves. These municipalities are also requested to carry out disaster drills.
Another feature of the draft is safety measures for elderly citizens, an increasing concern in Japan's graying society.
The draft calls for making major public transportation facilities used by a daily average of at least 3,000 people entirely barrier-free by the end of March 2021.
The current barrier-free rate is 78 percent.
With many public infrastructure facilities deteriorating, the draft says repair and maintenance plans should be fully worked out for all sewerage facilities and road bridges by the end of March 2017.
The government will compile a medium-term infrastructure development plan for the third time since fiscal 2003, when the government integrated nine different infrastructure plans into one.
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