Snow removal work is underway on the national highway "Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line" that passes through the Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori Prefecture, which is closed during the winter, aiming to open next month.
National Route 103 "Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line", which connects Aomori City and Lake Towada, is closed for about 8 km from Sukayu, Aomori City to Yachi, Towada City during the winter due to accumulated snow.
The prefecture that manages the road has been removing snow from this section since the end of last month, and on the 15th, 5 snow removal vehicles and 10 workers were working at a point about 2 kilometers away from the Sukayu Gate, which was closed to traffic. In response, the snow walls on both sides of the road were scraped alternately to widen the road.
According to the prefecture, the average snowfall in this section in late last month was 4.3 meters, and the snow that was blown to the side of the road in the process of scraping snow to create a "snow corridor" piled up, making the snow wall about 6.5 meters high. is expected to become
Mr. Koichi Sakumi, who is in charge of the work, said, "From now on, I would like to gradually expand the width and create a pure white snow wall. I want visitors to be surprised when they see the height of the snow." rice field.
Snow removal work will continue until the end of this month, and cars will be able to pass from the 1st of next month.