Kyushu\u2019s aging public infrastructure, much of which was built during the rapid economic expansion after the war, is becoming a serious issue. In the seven prefectures, nearly 40% of the public housing is more than 35 years old, the age at which rebuilding is considered necessary, and in 20 years, the figure will top 90%. About 10% of roads and tunnels are more than 50 years old, and in 20 years, this figure will exceed 50%. The cost of repairs and upkeep is expected to squeeze the budgets of local municipalities, but with the population on a continuing downward trend, repairs will need to be prioritized, and in some cases, little used roads and other facilities may have to be abandoned. Last November, the national government issued a master plan on extending the lifespan of infrastructure which requires local governments to formulate action plans outlining estimated future outlays for maintenance. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 4\/8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kyushu\u2019s aging public infrastructure, much of which was built during the rapid economic expansion after the war, is becoming a serious issue. In the seven prefectures, nearly 40% of the public housing is more than 35 years old, the age at which rebuilding is considered necessary, and in 20 years, the figure will top 90%. About 10% of roads and tunnels are more than 50 years old, and in 20 years, this figure will exceed 50%. The cost of repairs and upkeep is expected to squeeze the budgets of local municipalities, but with the population on a continuing downward trend, repairs will need to be prioritized, and in some cases, little used roads and other facilities may have to be abandoned. Last November, the national government issued a master plan on extending the lifespan of infrastructure which requires local governments to formulate action plans outlining estimated future outlays for maintenance. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun 4\/8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6391,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-81170","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/81170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}