July 18, 2007 Chairman Yano's regular press conference

(Chairman)

Hello everyone. Before you talk about the business present situation, Nitaishimashite everyone that has been affected by the typhoon No. 4 and Niigata Chuetsu-Oki earthquake of this time, we heartily. We would like to cooperate as much as possible in future disaster recovery and support. The effects of typhoon No. 4 and the Niigata Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in our jurisdiction will be explained later.

First of all, the current status of the business is as per the materials you have.
Fee income increased 1.6% year-on-year. High-speed increased 1.2%, general pay increased 6.6%. Passengers increased 3.6% year-on-year. The breakdown is 3.2% for high speed and 5.4% for general pay.
The difference between the toll revenue and the growth rate of the number of passing vehicles is due to the increase in the toll revenue discount due to the spread of ETC. The ETC discount amount for this month is 13.4 billion yen, and if there is no ETC discount, the fee income will be 60.8 billion yen. As a result, the ETC discount rate will be about 22%, and the actual fee income will be 47.4 billion yen.

For the situation of the construction, so far it is as you were talking, other day, Ken-O Road Hachioji JCT and Akiruno IC between was opened. It is one month less than from the opening, but for the fact that any change of what kind of traffic volume has occurred up to this, you described in your handouts.
The data for 21 days until July 16 from June 25. This opening is a large highway Chuo Expressway and Kan-Etsu Expressway but was the completion of the breakthrough work that was connected, it still appears in a good direction change of the traffic volume by networking. If you say specifically, first, this time opening the Hachioji JCT~ Akiruno IC has remained steadily and the average of about 20,000 vehicles / day. In addition, had been opened from the previous Akiruno IC～ Tsurugashima IC is, this is NEXCO East of management, 48 percent increase compared to the same period of last year, has increased about 1.5 times. Also, when you look at each section, Akiruno IC～Hinode IC 159% increase, is about 2.6 times. KenHisashi Tsurugashima IC~ Tsurugashima JCT 21%, has become a 1.2-fold.
In addition, Ken-O Road is Chuo Expressway directly connected to, Ken-O Road Hachioji JCT via the Chuo Expressway Since the use of the downtown direction of is now available, from general road Expressway of the general road in progress conversion to congestion has seen and began to relax. More specifically, Akiruno IC and Hachioji IC traffic of National Highway 411 Highway that connects about 20%, there is a fact that decreased 4,000 units a day. In addition, so far Ken-O Road from wayside Chuo Expressway toward the city center direction using the Hachioji IC and out of the downtown area of about 4,000 units per day, it has declined about 10 percent. On the other hand, Ken-O Road via Hachioji JCT Chuo Expressway utilizing, transportation of Hachioji main line toll gate to pass through when traveling to the city direction, about 2,000 units, an increase of about 7%. Changes in traffic volume has occurred in this kind of form.
Still 21 days, because it is three weeks of data, we would like to once again report when it together a little more long period of data.

Today, there are about 7 other topics.
First, due to the effects of Typhoon No. 4 and the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake, the contents are as given in the distributed materials. First of all, there was no damage in the area of Typhoon No. 4, but we closed the road at seven locations. By 20 o'clock on the 15th, all parts are closed.
Then is free traffic measures, to 15 days Uenohara general connecting Hachioji National Route 20 line is closed to traffic, the road between the two cities is Chuo Expressway from the fact that became impassable except for the, Chuo Expressway one o'clock free passage measures in Was taken. Between 11:40 and 13:10, 1 hour and 30 minutes on that day, there were 186 cars that were free to pass.
During the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake, there was no damage or suspension of traffic inside the area. However, NEXCO East Japan is standing by to see if there is anything that can be done.

Next is the discount for the bridge repair work on general national highway No. 23. As you can see in the presentation materials at hand, but to explain a little, the government is carrying out bridge repair work on the Kisogawa Ohashi Bridge on Route 23 with one lane regulation day and night. Due to this, there is congestion on National Highway No. 23 and National Route 1 parallel to it, mainly in part of the morning and evening hours. From now on, I am worried about traffic congestion during the summer vacation, so as a countermeasure, I plan to reduce the toll charge of Isewangan Expwy.
We have decided that the lane regulation will be until mid-September, so we have judged that the traffic jam during this period will have a great social impact. At the request of the Chubu Regional Development Bureau and local governments along the line, we decided to cut the toll for the section from MieKawagoe IC to Tobishima IC in half from next July 25. The purpose of this discount is to direct the traffic on Route 23 to Expressway, so ETC will cut the toll for all vehicles except ETC at half price. MieKawagoe IC to Tobishima IC costs 500 yen for a regular car, but it costs 250 yen for an oversized car, and 550 yen for 1,100 yen for an oversized car.
As I will explain later, there is a plan for a half-price discount for Tomei Expressway and Chuo Expressway, and we would like to have as many customers as possible use it. I hope that this will alleviate the congestion.

Next is a document that allows you to search for tolls on Expressway on the Centrair website. Starting today, we will start a service to check the driving route and tolls of the Expressway that will access the airport. A charge search part "Drive Compass mini" developed by NEXCO Central Japan has been installed on the traffic access page of the Centrair website. The arrival IC is preset to "Centrair East".
As mentioned at the end of the document, both companies hope to take this opportunity to continue to strengthen their collaborative and cooperative relationship in order to improve customer service.

We have already announced the following, but since it is more convenient to make accommodation reservations from mobile phones, customers can view accommodation information on the mobile phone website and make reservations for toll-free reservations as is. We started a new service called "Sokuyado Mobile" from July 13th. This is a joint project with Kinki Nippon Tourist, and the first release version featured 10 accommodations in Ishikawa Prefecture. It also has the implication of supporting the reconstruction of areas affected by the earthquake. The contents will be updated regularly.

Next premium Drivers' and has set a new membership benefits of the card, which also is what practice already from July 1, but I would like to take a look because it handed out the flyers at hand. All new members who join by the end of this year will receive a gift card worth 2,000 yen. If you can use the ETC even once within 3 months after joining, you will receive a gift card worth 2,000 yen.

Next, I will explain the outline of the NEXCO Central Japan Environmental Conference held last week. Held on Thursday the 12th. In August, we will publish our first environmental report. The main theme is to hear opinions about the contents, and we have received various other opinions.
Here are some of the opinions expressed therein, but the environmental report is an obligatory obligation of the company, and it is important to continue the PDCA cycle, not issue it. Pointed out that. Or, regarding the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway it was pointed out that it is important to develop a cross road connecting the Sea of Japan side and the Pacific Ocean side, and the development of a ring road is important because not only the economic effect but also the environmental load is reduced. I pointed out that. Not only around Nagoya but also as a ring road in the metropolitan area.
In addition, in order to promote the creation of a beautiful country, we would like you to have a high aspiration and a sense of mission, to continue to strengthen the technical research represented by high-performance pavement, to construct structures and accessories. It is pointed out that by including consideration for extending the overall life of the product, it will reduce waste and contribute to the environment. In addition, there are many opinions that it is necessary to keep in mind public relations to a wide range of people, including children, and we would like to hear from you and would like to make use of it in future measures. The list is on the next page, but Mr. Okuno is the chair and the members are here.

Next, I would like to give you an overview of the New Shin-Tomei Expressway Yume Road round-table conference that was held day after day. As mentioned in the background or purpose of the distributed materials, we will position the Shin-Tomei Expressway as a place to embody the future road traffic system utilizing the most advanced technology of Japan. I mean I should do it. "The world's leading Expressway system", it is to embody this in the place of Shin-Tomei Expressway.
The representative opinions given here are as stated in the material, and as you can see in the third circle, it is important to consider from the perspective of safety and security, environment, diverse lifestyles, and realization of a vibrant society. Pointed out, or as a specific service safety and security, or information provision to vehicles in the event of an accident or disaster, timely and appropriate information provision to realize safety and security, or next-generation vehicles Various opinions were exchanged regarding the realization of the driving environment, comfortable driving environment, new distribution system, etc. After investigating the expectations of Shin-Tomei Expressway for a wide range of people such as drivers and logistics personnel, we will summarize the basic strategies for introducing various services in Shin-Tomei Expressway during the current fiscal year.
This dream road roundtable will be held next time in November. A detailed date has not been decided yet. If you are interested in the environment, we are planning to hold it again this year.
The members of the Yume Road round-table conference are as described in the document, and Professor Moriji serves as the chair.

So, as the last explanation of today, as I touched on a little while ago, I decided to offer a service of half price discount on Tomei Expressway, Chuo Expressway In-bound line. Regarding this, I have talked about TDM, and I have said that there are plans for Obon for a long time, but the contents became concrete. Today, Yoshikawa, who is the chief of Yokohama Regional Head Office, who is doing this locally, is here, so please ask Yoshikawa to explain.

(Regional Head Office length)

This is Yoshikawa from the Yokohama Regional Head Office. This is the third time for TDM, and I am honest for the third time. So far, it has been held during the New Year and Golden Week. In addition to the Tomei Daiwa Tunnel, this time a new attempt is being made at the Kobutsu Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway. After that, the half price discount is the same, but by implementing the time zone twice in the morning and at night, it will be a new attempt to spread it back and forth.

Explaining based on the materials, it is 9 days from Saturday, August 11th to Sunday, 19th, during the Bon Festival. As I mentioned earlier, we aim to reduce traffic congestion near the Yamato Tunnel on the Tomei In-bound Line and the Kobutsu Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway In-bound Line. At around this time, there is a tendency for traffic to concentrate around 14:00 to 18:00 for the time of this Obon. I would like you to see the figure on page 3, but I have simply attached a schematic diagram as an image of the TDM of Obon. The red line is the hourly traffic volume of the Yamato tunnel, and the blue line is the hourly traffic volume of the Kobutsu tunnel, and it means that there is a big peak around 14:00 to 18:00. I want to try to alleviate the traffic congestion by spreading this back and forth. By the way, the peak of the New Year is about 10 o'clock to 16 o'clock, and it is characteristic that the peak comes around 10 o'clock and 16 o'clock like a bactrian camel. Also, during Golden Week, traffic will increase even more than New Year's, but the feature is that the peak comes from 14:00 to 18:00. However, in the case of Golden Week, there is a tendency of Bactrian camels that the traffic volume is slightly higher even in the morning hours. Compared to them, the Obon is in an easy-to-understand form, and as shown in the document, the peak traffic volume comes from 14:00 to 18:00, which means that it is slightly behind Golden Week. The feature is that it starts at about 14:00 and 15:00 and continues for a long time until about 19:00. It is a dromedary shape, which is relatively easy to understand as TDM, so it means to shift it back and forth. Specifically, the goal is to get a half-price discount between 9:00 and 12:00 in the morning, and a half-price discount between 2:00 and 24:00 in the afternoon to distribute the usage before and after the peak. is.

Then we will return to the first page. Tomei In-bound Please see the target period, target time, etc. for the half price discount for the Bon Festival. As we have been doing so far, it means that cars that entered between Shizuoka and Atsugi between Yokohama-Machida and Tokyo Barrier are eligible. The 2nd page is the contents of the discount on the Bon Festival for the first time this time for Chuo Expressway In-bound line. The target period and time are the same, but the target entrance toll gate is Chuo Expressway on the main line from Suwa IC to Higashi Sagami Lake. About Chuo Expressway Fuji-Yoshida line from Kawaguchiko, Chubu-OdanExpwy is also connected by Futaba so Masuho IC, the car that got on each, Hachioji IC, Hachioji main line toll gate, the other day If you exit at Ken-O Road, the Hachioji Nishi IC, you will get a half discount. The price is on page 4. From page 5 onwards, we present the fee-based social experiments currently being conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and three companies. The half-price discount for our Obon this time is an attempt to alleviate congestion by discounting the fare three times a year during the traffic intensive period. that's all.

(Moderator)

If you have any questions, thank you.

(Reporter)

I think that the discount on the Isewan Isewangan Expressway will be done in cooperation with Chubu Landfill, but will you ask for compensation for the effect of the discount on the business?

(Chairman)

It doesn't. Traffic has already begun to shift from the general road to the Isewangan Expwy. I hope that this measure will promote a shift to even higher speeds. It's a rough calculation, but I think that discounts and increase in traffic volume can be done roughly, so I don't think that other assistance is needed.

(Reporter)

Regarding the free passage measures on the Chuo Expressway associated with Typhoon No. 4, have you taken such measures since the days of the public corporation?

(Chairman)

Let Takahashi answer.

(President)

We have a track record of conducting free traffic at the request of local governments since the days of the public corporation. It means that it continues to do so even after privatization.

 

(Reporter)

About TDM. The Chuo Expressway will be newly added from this time, but are there any plans to move more Tomei target sections from Shizuoka to the west?

(Chairman)

Then from Yoshikawa Regional Head Office president.

(Regional Head Office length)

Originally, by setting the entrance between Shizuoka and Atsugi as an entrance, it is possible to cover about 75% of the traffic leaving the section from Yokohama-Machida to the Tokyo toll gate, so the current section is set. It is possible to expand the target section, but it will require various preparations and decrease revenue.

(Moderator)

Unless you have any other questions, the 21st regular press conference is now over. Thank you for your time today.

(Chairman)

Thank you very much.