A study meeting on proposed Shikoku shinkansen development has been postponed because of the typhoon’s effects, Matsuyama announced on October 23. The third meeting had been scheduled for October 26 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Matsuyama.
The city says it will announce a new date once one is decided. The original plan brought together around 30 officials and others from Matsuyama, Takamatsu, Tokushima and Kochi, the four prefectural capitals of Shikoku.
The meetings are intended to help municipal staff learn about high-speed rail and share information. Former Toyama mayor Masashi Mori, who worked on development around Toyama Station during the Hokuriku shinkansen extension, had been invited to discuss urban and transport policy. This is a postponement of that administrative learning session; the announcement concerns neither a railway-service timetable nor approval to build a new line.
台風で四国新幹線の実務者勉強会を延期
松山市は10月23日、台風の影響で第3回四国新幹線整備に向けた実務者勉強会を延期すると発表した。当初は26日午後1時30分～3時に松山市で予定し、新日程は決まり次第公表する。元の計画では松山・高松・徳島・高知の四県都の担当職員など約30人が参加予定。自治体職員が新幹線の知識と情報を共有する場で、北陸新幹線延伸時の富山駅周辺整備に携わった前富山市長の森雅志さんを招き、都市・交通政策について学ぶ予定だった。鉄道の運行変更や新線建設の承認を発表したものではない。