JR Central, Shizuoka sign agreement to begin maglev construction

Central Japan Railway Co. on Saturday signed an agreement with Shizuoka Prefecture under a prefectural ordinance, clearing a key hurdle for construction to begin on the only section of the new high-speed maglev line between Tokyo and Nagoya where work has yet to start.Construction on the roughly 8.9-kilometer Shizuoka section, part of the Southern Alps Tunnel that straddles Yamanashi, Shizuoka and Nagano prefectures, could begin within the year after years of opposition by the previous governor over environmental impact concerns."We would like to prepare to begin construction as soon as pos…READ FULL ARTICLE