Japanese repair quake-ravaged road in just six days
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/japan/" rel="tag">Japan</a></p><img alt="Japan earthquake fixed road" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/japan-earthquake-fixed-road.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /><br />
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<img alt="Japan earthquake damaged road" class="right border" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/japan-earthquake-damaged-road.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />Due to the extensive damage in Japan caused by the massive earthquake and resultant tsunami on March 11, many have questioned if the island nation can recover in a year, much less a few months. If the swiftness with which the Japanese can repair roads is any indication, we wouldn't bet against the country cleaning up this catastrophe in short order.<br />
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As a result of the quake, a 150-meter section of the Great Kanto Highway in Naka was absolutely obliterated, with massive chasms running right through the middle of the road. Work crews at the NEXCO road repair company sprang into action on March 17, working at a fevered pitch to help get their country on the road to recovery, literally. Amazingly, after only six days of labor, the road is silky smooth and ready for travel. Look at the the before and after photos above to see just how amazing this feat is.<br />
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Given the fact that road crews in the U.S. can spend three or more months repairing a single lane of concrete, only to leave the orange barrels on the road for another two weeks, we're blown away by this feat of engineering. Simply amazing.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369307/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-Road-repaired-SIX-days-destroyed.html">Daily Mail</a> via <a href="http://jalopnik.com/#!5785281">Jalopnik</a> | Images: AP Photo/NEXCO East]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/24/japanese-repair-quake-ravaged-road-in-just-six-days/">Japanese repair quake-ravaged road in just six days</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369307/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-Road-repaired-SIX-days-destroyed.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/24/japanese-repair-quake-ravaged-road-in-just-six-days/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19890639/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/24/japanese-repair-quake-ravaged-road-in-just-six-days/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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