Initiatives for reconstruction from the earthquake disaster - A ten-year history

Reconstruction of roads and railways

DATA 01 Restoration of the JR Joban Line

At the time of the earthquake
Status of restoration (to 2015)
Status of restoration (to 2017)
Status of restoration (to 2020)
At the time of the earthquake
Status of restoration (to 2015)
Status of restoration (to 2017)
Status of restoration (to 2020)

Source: "Current status and efforts in the reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake" (Issued by the Reconstruction Agency in September 2020.)

POINT

The operations were gradually resumed after the earthquake and the operation of the entire line was resumed in March 2020.

DATA 02 Restoration and development of expressways

At the time of the earthquake
Status of restoration and development 1 Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (to 2017), Joban Expressway (to 2012)
Status of restoration and development 2 Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (to 2019), Joban Expressway (to 2016)
Status of restoration and development 3 Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (to 2020), Joban Expressway (to 2020)
At the time of the earthquake
Status of restoration and development 1 Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (to 2017), Joban Expressway (to 2012)
Status of restoration and development 2 Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (to 2019), Joban Expressway (to 2016)
Status of restoration and development 3 Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (to 2020), Joban Expressway (to 2020)
POINT

The Joban Expressway was fully opened in 2015. The Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (Soma-Fukushima Road) connecting Fukushima City and Soma City, is scheduled to be fully opened around Early May.

Source: "History of reconstruction and revitalization, Third Edition" (Issued on December 25, 2020 by Fukushima Prefecture)