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リニア容認でも課題山積 難工事、費用は11兆円に膨張
リニア中央新幹線静岡工区の着工容認を受けて記者団の取材に応じるJR東海の丹羽俊介社長、7日午後、名古屋市中村区JR東海が整備を進めるリニア中央新幹線が、鈴木康友静岡県知事が静岡工区の着工を容認したことで動きだす。 A closely watched high-speed magnetic levitation train line project in Japan still faces many challenges, including huge construction costs seen totaling 11 trillion yen, although it has cleared a major hurdle with much-awaited consent from a prefectural governor.
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