Osaka Prefectural Government / Keihan Neyagawa-Hirakata Coalition Project Groundbreaking Ceremony Opened, 120 People Pray for Safety in 5 Construction Zones
Osaka Prefecture held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Keihan Main Line continuous grade-separation project, which is being promoted by Osaka Prefecture in collaboration with Neyagawa City, Hirakata City, and Keihan Electric Railway, at Hirakata Park in Hirakata City on the 11th with about 120 people involved.
provided). The project section is approximately 5.5 kilometers from the north side of Neyagawashi Station to the front of Hirakatashi Station. Work will be carried out in 5 sections. From the Neyagawa-shi station side, Section 1 is a joint venture of Zenitaka Corporation, Shimizu Corporation and Kumagai Corporation, Section 2 is a joint venture of Obayashi Corporation, Morimoto Corporation and Maeda Corporation, Section 3 is a joint venture of Okumura Corporation, Asanuma Corporation and Nishimatsu Construction, Section 4 is Taisei Corporation. Toda Construction/Tobishima Construction Joint Venture, and Section 5 will be constructed by Maeda Construction/Takenaka Engineering Works/Tekken Construction Joint Venture.
The ceremony was attended by Seigo Tanaka, Vice Governor of Osaka Prefecture, Yoshihiro Hirakawa, President of Keihan Electric Railway, Keisuke Hirose, Mayor of Neyagawa City, Takashi Fushimi, Mayor of Hirakata City, Manabu Watanabe, Director of Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Akihiko Kanai, Director of Kinki Transportation Bureau, and representatives of construction companies. prayed for the safety of Section 1 is 1,174 meters long from the north side of Neyagawa City Station to the former National Route 170. Section 2 is 609 meters long near Korien Station. Section 3 is 1,682 meters long near Kozenji Station. Section 4 is 969 meters long near Hirakata Park, including the National Route 1 intersection. Section 5 is 1,020 meters long near Hirakata Koen Station.
The project area is between Saiwaicho, Neyagawa City and Konancho, Hirakata City. Neyagawa city section is about 2.1 km, Hirakata city section is about 3.4 km. In order to eliminate traffic congestion by removing 21 railroad crossings in the section, the double-track Keihan Main Line and the areas around Korien Station, Kozenji Station, and Hirakata Koen Station in between will be elevated.
