2023 Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 25-34
Given the increasingly severe fi scal situation in Japan, it is essential to enhance public understanding and interest in the policy of elimination of utility poles and to develop it in a planned and prioritized manner. This study aims to examine the prioritization of maintenance by quantifying the absolute number and density of roadside utility poles by road and region, with the feasibility of the policy of elimination of utility poles in mind. This study uses actual pole position information, combining location data for roads and buildings to visualize distance and density, and conducts spatial analysis of the priority of elimination of utility poles based on space. Finally, we suggest that the classifi cation of emergency transportation roads and traffi c volume can be used as clues in prioritizing future maintenance.
