リニア「最速３７年開業」支援　品川－大阪間、岸田首相が沿線知事に

　岸田文雄首相は７日、建設中のリニア中央新幹線に関し、品川―大阪間の全線開業の時期を最速で２０３７年とする従来目標の達成に向け、支援をしていく考えを示した。同日、愛知県や静岡県など沿線自治体の知事らが首相官邸で要望活動を行った際、明らかにした。
　首相は「現行の想定時期の下、整備が適切に進むように環境、水資源の状況やＪＲ東海の財務状況を厳格にモニタリングし、必要な指導と技術的支援を行っていく」と述べた。
　リニアを巡っては、静岡県の川勝平太前知事がトンネル工事の環境への悪影響を懸念し、県内着工を認めなかった。着工の遅れでＪＲ東海は目標としていた品川―名古屋間の２７年開業を断念。早ければ３７年と想定していた大阪までの延伸の遅れも懸念されていた。
　他方、静岡県ではリニア推進を掲げる鈴木康友知事が５月に就任し、事態の打開が期待されている。（2024/06/07-18:58）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that his government will continue to provide support to achieve the existing goal of fully opening the Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation train line as early as 2037.
   Kishida made the remark at a meeting with the governors of Aichi, Shizuoka and six other prefectures through which the maglev line will run between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Osaka Station in western Japan.
   "In order for the project to proceed properly under the current schedule, we will strictly monitor the environment and water resources, as well as the financial situation of JR Tokai (Central Japan Railway Co.), and provide necessary guidance and technical support," Kishida said at the meeting.
   After the meeting, Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura told reporters that the prime minister's remark was "very reassuring."
   JR Tokai has abandoned the 2027 partial opening of the maglev line, between Shinagawa and Nagoya Station in Aichi, as former Shizuoka Governor Heita Kawakatsu opposed the start of construction in his prefecture, citing environmental concerns. The extension of the line to Osaka is also feared to be delayed beyond 2037.