A Study on Improvements for Blockade by Road and Questionnaire to the Municipalities with a Prefectural Boundary

Abstract

In the future, it is important to consider broadening the administrative sphere for regional planning. Therefore we focused on road improvement in prefectural boundary area as one viewpoint. This paper aims to make clear the direction of road improvement in municipalities with a prefectural boundary.

To begin with, we improved the formula shown in a prior study that estimates of the value of a blockade. Then, the value of a blockade in municipalities with a prefectural boundary in Fukui Prefecture was calculated. Secondly, we gained understandings of road conditions in prefectural boundary areas and the behavior of residents across prefectural boundaries using an awareness questionaire carried out by the local administration office. Next, we showed the relation between the value of a blockade and the important elements of road improvements. Finally, through a case study of Ohno City, we pinpointed some problems and important elements of road improvements in prefectural boundary areas.