July 21, 2011 Chairman and President Kaneko Regular Meeting

(Moderator)

Thank you for waiting. The 69th regular press conference is about to begin.

 

(Chairman and President)

Thank you for always gathering in the busy place.

Typhoon No. 6, which carried a lot of rain yesterday and yesterday, finally escaped to the eastern sea. Since the Expressway our jurisdiction also had to be closed due to rain and high waves in a considerable section, today I would like to report on the effect of Typhoon No. 6 first.

We sincerely apologize for causing inconvenience to our customers, as many Expressway, including the Tomei Expwy, are closed for a long time due to high waves and rainfall.

In particular, Tomei Expwy Fuji IC～Shimizu IC in the upper and lower lines between, under the influence of Shizuoka Prefecture Yui district of high waves, Out-bound became a long-term road closures that lines up to 62 hours and 30 minutes.

In the Yui district, the Expressway directly faces the Suruga Bay, so high waves directly affect the main line and obstruction is obliged. Based on the long-term suspension of traffic like this time, we once again recognized the necessity of securing traffic by strengthening the Expressway network.

We will continue to make every effort to ensure that our customers can drive on the Expressway more safely and securely.

 

Next is the current status of the business.

Toll revenue in June was 36,045 million yen, an increase of 0.5% year-on-year. The breakdown is 33,259 million yen, 1.7% increase in high speed, and 2,787 million yen, 12.2% decrease in one-owned.

On the other hand, the average number of passengers in June was 1,869,000, an increase of 9.8% year-on-year. The breakdown is that the daily average for high speed vehicles is 1,436,000 units, an increase of 6.9%, and for Hirai is 433,000 units, an increase of 20.7%.

In terms of the number of passing traffic, in addition to the effect of the free social experiment conducted until June 19, there was also a rush increase in usage before the end of the special discount of 1000 yen on holidays, and overall, it increased by 9.8% compared to last year. have become.

On the other hand, fee income increased slightly compared to last year due to the completion of the free social experiment and the increase in usage before the end of the special holiday discount of 1000 yen.

The ETC discount amount for this month was 27.8 billion yen, which is a 3.1% increase compared to 26.9 billion yen for the same month last year.

The discount rate is about 43.5%.

 

Next is the construction situation.

At the last regular press conference, I explained about the section between Gotemba JCT and Mikkabi JCT (162km) in the Shin-Tomei Expressway-Tomei Expressway, "By the end of the rainy season, I may be able to talk about when it will open." I will explain the current situation.

As you can see in the materials handed out to you, we have been proceeding with landslide countermeasure work at five locations from Shizuoka to three days, but all the initially planned countermeasure work has been completed.

Currently, we have observed the behavior of the landslide, from the fact that some situations and new strange shape displacement and movement does not converge in has been confirmed, Expressway safety and security of our customers, which is available to most We will give priority to the opinions of external experts and will consider and implement additional countermeasure work, and we are currently conducting a detailed study.

Therefore, although not in the situation that you can tell at the moment unfortunately for the prospect of opening, Shin-Tomei Expressway ensure alternative at the time of disaster emergency due to an early double network of Gen Tomei Metropolitan, also demands early opening from the local everyone Is fully aware of. We will continue to receive opinions from outside experts regarding the landslide addition countermeasure work to be implemented in the future, and after confirming that customers can use it safely and securely, we would like to open it as soon as possible.

 

Next is the usage status of ETC.

Compared to 6 / 3-6 / 9, the latest 7 / 1-7 / 7 showed an average daily usage increase of 11.1%, and an average daily usage rate of 89.5% to 87.6%, down 1.9%. .

Similarly for weekdays and weekends and holidays, the average weekday utilization rate decreased from 89.5% to 87.8%, 1.7%, and the average utilization rate on weekends and holidays decreased from 89.4% to 86.9%, 2.5%.

Due to the temporary freezing of free social experiments from June 20, we changed the aggregation method from aggregation of sections excluding free social experiments to aggregation of all sections, and especially on weekends and holidays, it is a holiday Due to the effect of ending the special discount (upper limit of 1000 yen in rural areas), the usage rate has decreased significantly.

At the end of June, the cumulative number of vehicle-mounted devices installed increased by 0.7% compared to the end of May, increasing by 230,000 to approximately 34.92 million.

 

Next is the status of the service area.

June service area sales were 11,393 million yen, 108.9% of the previous year's level. By road, 167.5% of Higashi-Meihan Expressway Meihan Expressway performed well.

Higashi-Meihan Expressway, “EXPASA Gozasho” continues to be well received by many customers.

Breaking down sales by division, the “Food and Food Sales Division” increased 104.1% year-on-year to ¥ 481 million.

A further breakdown of the "Food and Beverage Sales Division" is that the "Food and Beverage Division" was 108.0% higher than the previous year by 221 million yen, and the "Food Sales Division" was 105.0% higher than the previous year by 261 million. It has increased by 10,000 yen.

Next, in the “service sector (rest in, bath)”, it was 103.5% higher than the previous year, up 1 million yen.

Finally, in the “GS division”, the amount of refueling exceeded the previous year's level by 124.1% year-on-year, and the unit price difference was also plus 10 yen, so sales were 117.5% year-on-year, an increase of 440 million yen. I will. As you can see from what I just explained, after the Great East Japan Earthquake, it was affected, but the situation is returning to normal levels.

 

The next topic is about summer power saving measures.

According to the government policy, we are currently implementing power saving measures such as changing the air conditioning temperature setting in the service area and reducing the lighting.

To tell you about the situation as of July, we were able to save about 20% of the power consumption within the jurisdiction of TEPCO compared to the same period last year.

In areas other than TEPCO, Chubu Electric Power saved 11%, Hokuriku Electric Power 13%, and Kansai Electric Power Co., which was requested to save electricity, saved 15%.

As the rainy season begins in July and the heat becomes severe, we recognize that the demand for electricity will further increase in the future. We will continue to use the power-saving menus in the materials, so we apologize for the inconvenience, but we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

 

The next topic was opened on March 20, Mei-Nikan Expressway is about the maintenance effect of.

Today, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Chubu Regional Development Bureau and our Nagoya Regional Head Office is, Mei-Nikan Expressway of Nagoya-minami I am allowed to announce the traffic situation after the maintenance effect and the opening three months of JCT ~ Takabari JCT between the national highway 302 issue.

For details, we will hand out the materials, but we will explain the outline of various survey results.

First of all, we respect the traffic situation, Mei-Nikan Expressway of Nagoya-minami traffic between the JCT ~ Takabari JCT has increased by about 2 to 4 percent compared with the immediately after opening. Three months after opening, the cross-sectional traffic volume is about 14,000 to 27,000 vehicles per day.

On the other hand, congestion on the surrounding Expressway was alleviated, and the average driving speed during peak hours improved by 5 to 10 km.

In addition, congestion on surrounding general roads has been eased, and the average peak speed in the morning on main routes has improved by 15%.

The following is with respect to maintenance effect but, as a result of the investigation, such as questionnaires towards the residents along, Mei-Nikan Expressway towards the 70% of the residents of the Route 302 that had you use, and "was able to shorten time" I realized it.

In interviews with the fire department, there were cases in which the time to arrive at the site and the time to transport to the hospital were reduced during emergency activities due to the opening of National Route 302.

In addition, Mei-Nikan Expressway by the opening of, access time of up to Chubu International Airport has gotten also the voice of the shortened.

We will continue to collect data and report to you on a regular basis.

 

The next topic is about the reopening of "EXPASA".

We have already announced on July 14, but we will inform you again.

In addition to the five EXPASA stores that have been operating since last year, two new service areas are being renewed this year, and this time, new stores and reopening of EXPASA Ebina and EXPASA Dangozaka The day has been decided.

As the first phase of EXPASA Ebina, four stores on the first floor will open on July 30th and four stores on the second floor will open on August 10th. This time as well, there are some shops that will open on the Expressway for the first time. On the first floor, where you can enjoy delicatessen and shopping, you can enjoy original gifts, and on the second floor, which serves as a food court, you can enjoy grilled specialties, “Mano Maggio Grill” and soy sauce ramen that uses local ingredients. "Ramen Taizan" will open each store.

“EXPASA Dangozaka” has four new stores on the 10th of August, including “Kawaraya” where you can enjoy local dishes of Yamanashi such as the local “Hotou”, and already opened in June 2 Including the stores, a total of 7 stores will be new stores.

In "EXPASA", we are promoting the conversion to a complex commercial facility to meet the diverse needs of our customers, and transforming the service area, which was only a transit point, into a service area that can be selected as a destination, in a new style. I am trying. Please drop in at the newly reborn "EXPASA Ebina" and "EXPASA Dangaizaka".

 

The next topic is about "Ramen Championship Match".

Aiming to improve the taste and quality of the meals provided in the service area and parking area, we will hold the "Ramen Championship Match" during the summer vacation period from July 30th to August 31st.

This campaign is to decide the "Ramen Championship" by voting by the person who has enjoyed the selection from all 123 selected ramen in 120 service areas and parking areas.

NEXCO CENTRAL will carefully select the local gourmets from a lot of people who voted for the Ramen Championship. At the same time, we will hold a quiz for winning predictions, and we will prepare luxurious gifts such as gifts of 10,000 yen for travel tickets from those who answered correctly.

When you go out this summer, we would like you to enjoy ramen in the service area and parking area and participate in this campaign.

 

The next topic is environmentally friendly initiatives.

As part of our efforts to contribute to the environment and a sustainable society, we are working to develop eco-friendly roads and eco-friendly roads.

For example, we have signed and cooperated with a memorandum of understanding with the “Yatomi Wild Bird Garden in Aichi Prefecture” and the “Japan Wild Bird Society Aichi Prefectural Branch” in order to continue coexisting with wild birds and Expressway.

At Yatomi IC and Kanie IC at Higashi-Meihan Expwy, drivers should be advised that people and nature coexist and that the functions and safety of Expressway are not compromised. We are working on measures to prevent signs from entering herons at Expressway.

There are several kinds of herons, but they start flying around April, raising children here, and heading to the wintering area around the end of September.

Aichi Prefecture will hold an observation session to observe the situation of child-raising on August 13 for elementary and junior high school students and their parents, and Yatomi City on the 14th for those living in Yatomi City. Details are given in the materials distributed, so please join us.

We would like to continue working to create an eco-road that considers the natural environment by coexisting with people and nature.

This concludes our report on environmentally friendly initiatives.

These are the topics we have prepared today.

 

(Moderator)

Now, I would like to answer your questions.

 

(Reporter)

It's been a month since the free social experiment and the special holiday discount (up to 1000 yen in rural areas) ended. Do you have any impact on sales in traffic volume and service areas?

 

(Chairman and President)

The traffic volume has returned to almost the original level, and sales in the service area have also been strong, and the impact has hardly occurred.

 

(Reporter)

What is your sales outlook for the service area during the summer vacation?

 

(Chairman and President)

Immediately after the earthquake, there were refraining from buying, and food and beverage sales were affected especially in service areas in the Kanto region, but it is now almost back. When a typhoon comes like this time, it will have a big impact, but I don't think it will affect the summer vacation period.

 

(Reporter)

I think the two factors, the fall of the earthquake disaster and the special discount for holidays (upper limit of 1000 yen in rural areas), will have a great impact.

 

(Chairman and President)

Sales in the service area are strong, so I don't think there will be any impact.

 

(Reporter)

The number of traffic in June was 109.8% of the same month of the previous year, but please tell us if you know the detailed numbers before and after the free social experiment, before and after the introduction of the free social experiment.

 

(Chairman and President)

I will explain it later.

 

(Reporter)

Is the rotation of the automobile industry started, and is there any impact on the way people get crowded each day of the week? Are you thinking of any measures again?

 

(Chairman and President)

The traffic volume is changing. Especially since the automobile industry is closed on Thursdays, at ICs around Toyota City in Aichi Prefecture, the traffic volume of large vehicles decreases by 10 to 20% on Thursdays and Fridays, and increases by 20 to 40% on Saturdays and Sundays. It was.

We have not yet considered any countermeasures. We will look at the situation in the future, but it is possible that some measures will be necessary if there is traffic congestion.

 

(Reporter)

Do all 5 Shin-Tomei Expressway landslide countermeasures require additional countermeasures?

 

(Chairman and President)

There are only three locations where additional measures are required: the Irino-nishi district of Fujieda, the Fujieda district, and the Yokooka district of Shimada.

 

(Reporter)

Shin-Tomei Expressway opened in Shizuoka Prefecture?

 

(Chairman and President)

It is estimated that additional work for landslide measures will take approximately 3 to 5 months. However, if there is a time when it is possible to determine the effect of the countermeasure work in the middle of that, I think we can inform you of the prospect of opening.

In any case, we would like to aim for the opening of the Tomei Expressway as early as possible, in order to secure the redundancy of Tomei for the locals as well as for the customers who are inconvenienced by the typhoon blocking traffic.

 

(Reporter)

Please tell us about the status of power saving in June. Also, please tell us about new power saving measures that you started or strengthened in July.

 

(Employee)

The power saving situation in June was -15% in Tokyo Electric Power, -4% in Chubu Electric Power, -3% in Kansai Electric Power, and -11% in Hokuriku Electric Power.

The power-saving menu shown in the materials is not a new power-saving measure introduced in July, but adjustment of air-conditioning temperature settings, which started in June or before, and suspension of some vending machines at rest facilities, etc. I am doing.

 

(Reporter)

It is said that additional construction of measures against landslides is required for the Shin-Tomei Expressway. Is there any change in the target opening of Shizuoka Prefecture within 2012 (within 2012)?

 

(Chairman and President)

We will make sure to open it within the promised fiscal year 2012. I want to move forward and open the door as soon as possible.

 

(Reporter)

Is there any impact on the opening of Shin-Tomei Expressway due to the inspection of national tax?

 

(Chairman and President)

There is no particular impact.

 

(Moderator)

This concludes the regular press conference.