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If the upgrade work goes as planned, we can maintain the condition of the expressway so that vehicles can use it for about 50 more years.

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Koji Funamoto, who heads the section in charge of repairs at Metropolitan Expressway Co. Work on the 4 trillion yen, 15-year project to upgrade the nation’s freeway system is under way, beginning with the Tokyo metropolitan expressway. (Asahi Shimbun)

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Japan, the land of four season - one month of freezing cold, one month of rainy season, one month of jungle-like heat and nine months of road repair.

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Chiba could do with a few more highways & connecting roads! I do a lot of driving and it's very clear that they've largely neglected outer Tokyo & Chiba. Look how long it's taken them to extend the Gaikan...

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If the upgrade work goes as planned, we can maintain the condition of the expressway so that vehicles can use it for about 50 more years.

If the population decline continues down the way it is now, you won't have to worry about the roads anymore

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