Restoration of quake-hit Tomei Expressway underway

Restoration of quake-hit Tomei Expressway underway

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Restoration work for the collapsed shoulder on the Tomei Expressway in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, is underway Aug. 12 after the expressway was partially closed following the magnitude 6.5 quake the previous day.

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