January 21, 2014 President Kaneko's regular press conference
Conference Summary
【MC】
Thank you for your patience. We are pleased to announce the 91st regular press conference.
[President Kaneko]
Thank you for gathering your busy place.
Today, we have about 5 topics.
[Current status of business (December 2013)]
Please see document 1.
Toll revenue in December was 43,273 million yen, an increase of 9.1% from the same month of the previous year, and the average number of passengers per day was 1,933,000, an increase of 7.0% from the same month of the previous year. ..
December is blessed with good weather, well as year-end and New Year's Day is also good, also, Ken-O Road there is also such as the opening effect of some sections, became a plus for both revenue and number.
Next is the construction situation.
At the end of last year, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, but I was allowed to be published in the joint names of the, Ken-O Road Sagamiharaaikawa IC～Takaosan IC for 15 km, became expected to open in June 2014. Until now, it was supposed to be opened within 2013, but the progress of the construction was delayed due to the confirmation of harder rock than expected in the tunnel construction.
The opening date will be announced again while observing the progress of the construction.
In addition, in the 2014 fiscal year, Shin-Tomei Expwy in Aichi Prefecture section is of HamamatsuInasa JCT～Toyota-higashi JCT 55km, Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway of Obama IC～Tsuruga JCT 39Km, Ken-O Road of SamukawakitaInterchange IC～ Ebina JCT4km of Aiming for opening, we are working diligently on construction. On April 14, Ken-O Road Chigasaki JCT～SamukawakitaInterchange IC but was opened, as well Ken-O Road Sagamiharaaikawa IC～Takaosan IC also 15 km, with the aim of opening of the 2013 fiscal year, including the coordination with relevant agencies We are in the process of doing business.
Next is the usage status of ETC. The average daily utilization rate in December was 91.2%.
Next is the status of the service area.
Sales in the service area in December were 15,712 million yen, an increase of 14.8% from the same month of the previous year.
Sales in the food and beverage sales division increased 10.0% year-on-year. We believe that the reason for this is that December was blessed with good weather, so it was used frequently on weekdays and holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays were well-ordered and the year-end was also used frequently.
Sales in the "Gasoline Division" increased significantly, as in last month, to 26.8% year-on-year. In addition to the increase in the amount of refueling, we believe that the unit price of gasoline has increased by about 12 yen per liter.
For the traffic conditions on Expressway and SA / PA sales during the year-end and New Year holidays, see Document 2.
Regarding the traffic situation, we announced on the 6th of this month, but the average daily traffic volume in our jurisdiction during the year-end and New Year holidays was 47,600, which is about 7 compared to 44,300 in the same period of the previous year. Increased by%.
In addition, SA / PA sales were 8,097 million yen, an increase of 12.1% from the previous year, exceeding last year on all routes.
It is thought that the blessed weather, the good arrangement of days of the week for the year-end and New Year holidays, the possibility of long holidays, and the economic recovery were the major factors behind the increase.
[Request for traffic safety on Expressway]
Please see document 3.
In the year 2013, 50 traffic fatal accidents occurred on the Expressway our jurisdiction, and a total of 57 precious lives were lost. The number of fatalities in traffic accidents exceeded 55 last year, and the number of tragic traffic accidents continues.
As for the tendency of traffic fatal accidents, there are many accidents related to vehicles stopped on the Expressway due to accidents or breakdowns. 20 people in the "anti-stop vehicle accident" where the following vehicle collides and collides, 8 people in the "personal accident" where the person who got off is hit by the following vehicle, and 28 people, which is about half of the total due to the stopped vehicle One is dead.
When using the Expressway, in the unlikely event that the vehicle stops due to an accident or breakdown, do not overconfide that the following vehicle will notice it, but use a flare or a stop indicator to signal the following vehicle. please do. Then, pay attention to the following vehicle and evacuate to a safe place such as outside the guardrail to protect yourself, and then report the accident or breakdown situation.
While driving, pay close attention to the front with the awareness that "there may be unexpectedly stopped vehicles or people in front of you", and try to drive safely, especially during the hours when you tend to drive in the middle of the night or early in the morning. Thank you for your cooperation.
In addition, as shown in the reference materials, traffic accidents in which large vehicles collide or collide are likely to lead to serious accidents, and the "collision damage mitigation brake", which is said to have a great effect on reducing accidents, is installed on large vehicles. However, I heard that it will be gradually required from November of this year.
In addition to the conventional subsidy system by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and automobile tax reduction measures, there are reports that there are new movements such as discounts on automobile insurance premiums and rating evaluation by safety performance tests, and collision damage We are expecting a significant reduction in traffic accidents due to the spread of mitigation brakes and technological improvements.
Based on the situation where traffic fatal accidents occur frequently, we will continue to analyze accident trends, etc., and also include public relations to promote the spread of collision damage mitigation brakes through cooperation with police agencies and related organizations. , I would like to actively develop traffic safety enlightenment using various public relations media.
[Opening of the Enshu Morimachi Smart Interchange on the Shin-Tomei Expressway Tomei Expressway]
See Appendix 4.
On the 17th of last week, the Shin-Tomei Expressway Tomei Enshu-Morimachi Smart Interchange District Council announced that the Shin-Tomei Expressway Tomei Enshu-Morimachi Smart Interchange, which we have been working on together with Morimachi, Shuchi-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, will be on Saturday, March 29, 15th. Occasionally it will start operation.
The Enshu-Morimachi Smart Interchange is a smart interchange that connects to the Enshu-Morimachi parking area between the Mori-Kakegawa Interchange and the Hamamatsu-Hamakita Interchange, and vehicles with ETC on-board equipment and a vehicle length of 12 m or less can enter and exit 24 hours a day.
The opening of this smart interchange is expected to have effects such as improving the standard of living in the community, revitalizing local industries, and contributing to community medicine.
The main tourist facilities of Morimachi are scattered around the Enshu Morimachi Smart Interchange, such as Okuni Shrine and Daitoin. Please use the Shin-Tomei Expressway Expressway to visit Mori-cho, which has a scent of beautiful nature and rich history.
["Expersa" opens at Haneda Airport]
See Appendix 5.
Our Companies in our Group, Central Nippon Highway Advance Company Limited, opened our commercial facility ``Exparsa'' in ``Tokyo Pop Town'' on the 5th floor of Haneda Airport International Passenger Terminal for the first time outside of Expressway, and opened it as a cafe in March. Opens on Saturday the 1st.
"Expasa Cafe Haneda" makes use of the know-how that we have cultivated in the Expressway network, and in addition to our original sweets and light meals that use selected vegetables and fruits in the area along the Expressway, we are particular about using tea leaves from Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture. We provide customers with Japanese tea and other products. In addition, all menus can be taken home and enjoyed at the adjacent airport observation deck.
In addition, the store will introduce tourist information on areas along the Expressway and the seasonal appearance of Mt. Fuji, which was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site last year, for tourists to foreigners and other airport users. We will send information. When using Haneda Airport, we would like you to stop by "Expasa Cafe Haneda" and make fun memories.
["Technical Review Committee on Long-term Conservation and Renewal of Expressway Assets"]
See Appendix 6.
The three Expressway companies in East Japan, Central Japan, and West Japan aim to maintain the functions of the Expressway network and utilize its assets in a permanent and healthy state, and are the main body structures of the Expressway such as bridges and tunnels. In November 2012, we established the "Technical Review Committee on the Long-term Conservation and Renewal of Expressway Assets" to discuss the need for large-scale renewal and repairs and their countermeasures.
On April 25, 2013, the "Interim Report" was published, and the Review Committee has continued to carry out detailed and concrete studies.
The content of the final proposal will be discussed at the final committee on the 22nd tomorrow, and then the content will be explained to the reporters who gathered.
In December 2012, Chuo Expressway Sasago Tunnel accident occurred, so NEXCO3 company working was set up and a separate study was conducted on the ideal way of inspection to improve the reliability of inspection. The committee also receives advice.
We recognize that the recommendations of this committee provide a direction for the permanent integrity and functioning of Expressway assets with a view to the future. We would like to thank the chairperson and other members for their great efforts, and based on the recommendations of this committee, we will steadily proceed with the planned maintenance of road structures from a long-term perspective.
That's all I can say about this committee as of today.
These are the topics we have prepared today.
【MC】
Now, we are ready to receive your questions.
[Reporter]
Expressway to store openings in other cases, NEXCO CENTRAL the first time or in, or other Expressway does it the first time be included in the company.
[President Kaneko]
This is the first time in NEXCO CENTRAL. I've heard that other Expressway companies have NEXCO EAST operating restaurants such as hamburgers and sandwich restaurants in urban areas.
[Reporter]
Do you plan to open stores outside the Expressway future?
[President Kaneko]
I hope I have the opportunity. We hope that the things we have cultivated on the Expressway, such as regional revitalization, will be useful, and we would like to proceed with some talks.
[Reporter]
The purpose of the opening, Expressway company as whether such that we want to help you of you taking advantage of the know-how, or Expressway to the know-how to reverse opening other than the Expressway or the things that you want to absorption in, teach please.
[President Kaneko]
We want to utilize the know-how we have cultivated as a Expressway company. Since we are a joint-stock company, we are thinking of Large business domain, but if we do not utilize our strengths so far, it will be extremely risky as a business. As for future developments, for example, in the Shin-Tomei Expressway service area, we not only eat but also sell products that are characteristic of the area. In addition, we would like to utilize our knowledge, know-how, and experience, such as being involved in the management of roadside stations in Hachioji, and contribute to the region through local production for local consumption, etc., which will lead to further growth of our company. I will.
[Reporter]
Is the future development outside the Expressway an image of making it in a place like a roadside station in the area?
[President Kaneko]
Until now, it was done on the Expressway, but in the future, we are thinking about the area around the interchange or outside.
[Reporter]
Is it a cafe that you are doing at Hachioji Road Station?
[President Kaneko]
In addition to selling agricultural products, there are also restaurants.
[Reporter]
Please tell me the reason for opening the store at Haneda Airport.
[President Kaneko]
What they have in common is "transportation." Customers coming from overseas or going abroad will probably use the car after getting off the plane or before getting on the plane. We hope that more customers will be able to use the Expressway by seeing and listening to the information on the Expressway this cafe.
In addition, there is a Shoryu-do project that we are focusing on in the Chubu area, but it is exclusively for foreign customers, such as foreigners arriving by plane, renting a car at Centrair, and getting on our Expressway. We carry out planned discounts and are used by many customers. This is one of the reasons for opening a store at Haneda Airport.
[Reporter]
If anything, is it the main information dissemination that invites customers from overseas to the Expressway?
[President Kaneko]
We are targeting not only customers who come from overseas but also customers who are going overseas.
[Reporter]
Is it okay to say that all the menus on the second page of the press release materials are original menus?
[President Kaneko]
All menus listed here are original menus.
[Reporter]
Please tell us what you can understand the scale, such as the number of seats and area.
[President Kaneko]
The number of seats is 16 in the adjacent observation deck and 24 in the store, for a total of 40 seats. The store area is 23 tsubo and 76 m 2.
[Reporter]
NEXCO CENTRAL started a new business, I think there was a trial period, but is it officially open this time?
[President Kaneko]
As a result of internal examination, we decided to officially open on March 1st without setting a trial period this time.
[Reporter]
Is there a prospect of profitability?
[President Kaneko]
We anticipate that the number of international flights to and from Haneda will increase significantly toward 2020.
[Reporter]
Please tell us specifically about the know-how cultivated on the Expressway. It was said earlier that the area where stores will be opened by utilizing know-how in the future is around the interchange, but can you think of it as an airport or an area where people gather?
[President Kaneko]
In the service area of Shin-Tomei Expressway Tomei, which opened two years ago, we opened more than 130 stores and received about 57 million customers in one year. I think that what we have cultivated there, such as what kind of store should make us happy, is quite large. I also think that I was able to gain such know-how in managing tenants, purchasing products, and providing services.
Regarding future developments, there are currently no plans for store openings other than the Expressway. We are talking with Shizuoka Prefecture about holding a study session, but so far no specific location has been decided.
[Reporter]
Shin-Tomei Expressway HamamatsuInasa JCT-Toyota-higashi JCT scheduled to open in 2014?
[President Kaneko]
At this stage, it is scheduled for the end of FY2014, but the situation is very difficult. More naturally derived heavy metals are generated than expected. I am struggling with these processes.
[Reporter]
Does that mean that the opening will be delayed?
[President Kaneko]
At this stage, the prospect of opening in 2014 has not changed.
[Reporter]
It was reported that the consumption tax will be increased and the tolls on Expressway will be in increments of 10 yen, but is it difficult to make it in increments of 1 yen even if ETC becomes widespread?
[President Kaneko]
I know there was such a newspaper report a few days ago. The current charge is in increments of 50 yen, but we are currently coordinating with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on how many yen to make.
【MC】
It seems that the question has been interrupted, so this will end the regular press conference.
