It's like an elephant's nose.The new "road surface cleaning car" that sucks garbage with a thick hose is reliable.

"New road surface cleaning car" that NEXCO Central Japan started trial introduction.The long hose is like an elephant's nose.Source = NEXCO Central Japan

Road cleaning on the highway is an indispensable task for drivers to drive safely, but it is also a danger that workers get off the lane each time and collect garbage.Therefore, a "new road surface cleaning vehicle" with a suction function was developed to improve the safety of such workers and enhance the Ministry of Task.NEXCO Central Japan Group Company Central Japan Highway Maintenance Tomei Co., Ltd. will introduce this "new road surface cleaning car" between the C4 Kenno Expressway, Ebina IC and Sagamihara IC from October 2021.[Explanation in the photo] The new "road surface cleaning car" is amazing!

Treat the thick hose well and collect garbage without getting off.

　Have you ever seen a yellow truck or a cabcon -shaped work vehicle on a highway? This is a cleaning vehicle for collecting drops and garbage. Currently, on the highway, a transportation management squad has been around and is a road surface cleaning car called a sweeper. In the case of the road shoulders, the workers on the cleaning vehicle patrol and collect garbage such as plastic bottles that fall on the shoulders and guardrails. The work in this cleaning vehicle is said to be about 600 tons of recovery per year, as the worker gets off and collects each time the garbage is discovered. However, during this collection work, there were accidents in which ordinary cars collided with a cleaning vehicle and injured workers and drivers. Therefore, reducing the burden on such workers and ensuring safety was an important issue. Meanwhile, a new car that could solve this issue was developed. NEXCO Central Japan Group Company Central Japan Highway Maintenance Tomei Co., Ltd. has developed a new road surface cleaning car with a suction function that plays a part of the road surface cleaning work conducted by traffic congestion workers. In October 2021, trial introduction has begun between the C4 Ken -O Expressway, Ebina IC and Sagamihara IC. The new road surface cleaning car will slow down if you find garbage while driving on the shoulder of the highway, and you can collect garbage while using a long hose that does not have a long nose from inside the car. The sucked garbage is accumulated in the hopper at the rear of the vehicle through the hose. What can be sucked includes plastic bolts, empty cans, cloth, vinyl, etc. For example, it can be sucked even if it contains 700 ml of liquids in a 1 liter plastic bottle. The suction port is 40cm wide x 10cm in height, and it is smaller than that, and it can be sucked unless it is heavy. As a vehicle, garbage can be collected up to 800 kg. As it will slow down during the work, as a safety measure, it is notified to the surroundings on the LED display board equipped on the vehicle, and the collision buffer is also prepared for a collision. By the way, this trial introduction is part of the "i-Movement" initiative promoted by NEXCO Central Japan. "I-Movement" is a highway mobility based on the introduction of cutting-edge ICT technologies and robotics technologies, based on the declining birthrate and aging population and the development of digital technology. A project that contributes to the evolution of. With the introduction of this new road surface cleaning car, the number of workers descending on the street can be reduced by about 70 %, which is expected to save labor and improve workers. In the future, it is said that the verification will be conducted after trial introduction between Ebina IC and Sagamihara IC, and will be introduced in full -scale after 2023. [Overview of new road surface cleaning vehicles] Vehicle dimensions, etc.: Length 7.0m x width 1.82m x height 2.53m, vehicle weight 5.7t suction port size: width 40cm x height 10cm suction hose: diameter 20cm hopper capacity: 2.3 cubic meters. Maximum loading capacity: 800kg

Sentence ・ Kanako Aida