NATIONAL ROUTE 409

The Tokyo Bay Aqua-line is a fifteen kilometer long line that connects Kizarazu City with Kawasaki City. It is a fragment of a longer line, the National Route 409, that begins in Narita, Chiba. Although it is inevitable to think about curves when it comes to design highways, the straight line remains in essence, as the most efficient way of connecting two points.

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SMOG

Tokyo was infamous for its polluted air and tinted sky. This was mainly due to the coal emissions from its thermal power plants. As Japan moved to ‘cleaner’ technologies and other sources of power generation, this emission was considerably reduced. Amidst the Smog of Tokyo, funny enough, it was impossible to see Chiba. Which visually started to appear as the sky became clearer.

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