[Shizuoka] Can a change of governor really make the Linear Shinkansen progress this much？ The unprincipled “government scholars” changed their conclusion 180 degrees when Governor Kawakatsu stepped down．
*9/16 (Mon) 8:17am distribution President Online How much progress has the Shizuoka section of the linear issue made since Governor Kawakatsu, who has been “obstructing the linear project,” stepped down? Journalist Kazuya Kobayashi said, “The issue of the soil dump, which was one of our concerns, has once again been easily resolved. “I question the purpose of the conference, when all the discussions that have taken place so far can be overturned simply by a change in governor.” Regarding the issue of the dumping site for soil from tunnel construction, which was one of the symbols of former Shizuoka Governor Kawakatsu Heita’s “obstruction of the Linear,” Shizuoka Prefecture completely reversed its stance at a meeting of its Geological Structure and Water Resources Subcommittee held on September 6th, and approved the original plan as is. JR Central estimates that construction of the Shizuoka section of the Linear Southern Alps Tunnel will generate approximately 3.7 million cubic meters of soil. The massive “Tsubakuro Soil Disposal Site,” which will process 97% of the excavated soil, or about 3.6 million cubic meters, will be built near the tunnel construction site, upstream of Tsubakurosawa on the left bank of the Oi River. Construction of the linear tunnel cannot begin until a site for storing the waste soil has been decided, so JR Central has been providing detailed explanations about measures to prevent collapses near Tsubamesawa at its Geological Structure and Water Resources Specialist Subcommittee, which began in the summer of 2018. It was specifically shown that there were no problems with the structure’s drainage, safety and earthquake resistance, confirmation of the mountains and surrounding topography behind it, confirmation of deep-seated collapse, construction management, maintenance, and emergency response. Furthermore, based on previous papers, the report explains that the possibility of deep collapse near Tsubamesawa is extremely low. ■The expert committee is ultimately influenced by “politics” However, in the summer of 2022, Governor Kawakatsu suddenly announced that “deep-seated collapse has not been considered. The issue became complicated when the government interfered, saying, “It is extremely inappropriate, even in light of the Atami mudslide disaster,” and indicated its intention not to approve the Tsubakuro soil storage site. In response to this, at the Geological Structure and Water Resources Specialist Subcommittee held on August 3, 2023, Committee Member Kunio Shiosaka (Chief Engineer, Science Co., Ltd.) raised the issue of “the risk of affecting the downstream area (high possibility of suffering harm, damage, etc.).” In addition, the report stated that there are “wide-area complex risks” including the risk of frequent landslides and slope collapses. The expert committee agreed that there was a problem with the selection of the location for the Tsubakuro soil disposal site. However, the tide turned dramatically when Governor Kawakatsu resigned in May of this year. No discussion had been held regarding the construction waste dump since August of last year, but almost a year later, at a specialist committee meeting on September 6th, Shizuoka Prefecture readily approved JR Central’s Tsubakuro construction waste dump plan as is. Governor Kawakatsu’s departure marked a 180-degree change in the prefecture’s stance. Continue reading below.
>>2 How so? He was called out for a vote of no confidence for making fun of the Gotemba people (just barely avoided), he said he would give up his salary but kept taking it, it was the height of disgrace, and when he resigned it seemed like he quit on his own because he was tired of prefectural government.
>>5 The Linear is a trunk line connecting Japan’s major cities. The current Tokaido Shinkansen is already operating at its limit and cannot be increased in service, and maintenance is also at its limit, so the Linear is needed.
>>13 If you want water, go ahead and get a linear rain band or a tsunami. I think it would be better if they controlled the floods with the money of the outside daimyo all over the country and made it rain for 300 years all at once.
If Shizuoka had at least a city on the level of Nagoya, they would have changed the course and built a linear station, but they didn’t put in enough effort.
Can the Linear Shinkansen be maintained with the population steadily decreasing? In Gifu, they’re causing water shortages with test drilling Now, now lol.
The Oi River has been drying up for half a century due to a dam upstream, and there is no living infrastructure that relies on the Oi River’s water, so it probably wouldn’t be a big deal if the water dried up now due to the Linear Shinkansen construction work. Well, I guess there are still remnants of the activists who rebelled against the dam (and the government that was protecting it) at that time still swarming about. These people were from a time when anti-government movements such as the anti-Narita Airport protests were active, so their persistence is well-known.
>>41 Problems are happening not only in Gifu but also in Tokyo Currently, they have only dug 150m from Shinagawa Station Problems are piling up regardless of Shizuoka’s problem In fact, when you consider Gifu’s water source problem, you could even say that Kawakatsu was right.
>>41 If the water runs out, you can just dig a new well. Compensation is only for 30 years. The water in Yamanashi has dried up, but the compensation period has already expired.
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