While Wednesday marked the 20th anniversary of the privatization of four Japanese public expressway corporations, the realization of free expressways in the country is still 90 years away. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/free-expressways-years-away/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #expressways

The Fair Trade Commission has conducted on-site inspections of four companies over suspicions they were involved in bid-rigging for expressway cleanup contracts in violation of the antimonopoly law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/society/ftc-expressway-cleanup-bid-rigging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #expressways #ftc

The transport ministry will test the feasibility of transporting goods on so-called autoflow roads, dedicated highways for autonomous freight vehicles, from November through February 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/autoflow-roads-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mlit #driving #expressways