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As a first step toward undergrounding the Nihonbashi section of the Metropolitan Expressway, the entrance and exit of Gofuku Bridge and the entrance of Edobashi were abolished at midnight on May 10 (Monday).

The entrance to Gofuku Bridge and the entrance to Edobashi opened in December 1963 and has been the entrance to automobile traffic in Chuo-ku for 58 years. The entrance to Gofuku Bridge is about 5,000 vehicles / day, and the entrance to Edobashi is about 6,000 vehicles / day. In particular, many highway buses arriving and departing from Tokyo Station have used both entrances.

Tokyo Dumbo went to see the closing of the Edobashi entrance among both entrances.

At midnight on May 10, a breaker descended, and people who were waiting came out, deployed cones and fuens, and the text information version indicated "Gofuku Bridge / Edobashi entrance abolition".

The abolition and removal of the entrance to Gofuku Bridge and the entrance to Edobashi are to prevent the flow of the Nihonbashi River by removing the piers in the existing river prior to construction in the Nihonbashi River in order to maintain the underground route. By removing the entrance and exits of Gofuku Bridge and Edobashi, which will be abolished in the future, and reducing the number of piers in the Nihonbashi River, lowering the water level of the Nihonbashi River, reducing the impact on flood control, and performing construction. It is for doing.

The location to be specifically removed will be the pier of the upper part of the bridge attached to Edobashi and the sole part of the entrance in the river.

At the same time, the entrance to Gofuku Bridge, which was abolished at the same time, is a center lamp, and will be merged from the right lane, which is the passing track line.

It is said that Ichiishi Bridge, which has the entrance to Gofuku Bridge, will be improved and renovated with the abolition and removal of the Gofuku Bridge entrance.

With the disappearance of the entrances of Gofuku Bridge and Edobashi, it is necessary to change the use of the entrances of Kanda Bridge, Takaramachi, Hakozaki, Hamacho, etc.

For details, please see the following website provided by Metropolitan Expressway Co., Ltd., which was referred to this time.

Underground Project on the Nihonbashi section of the Metropolitan Expressway