東京築地市場重建

Recently the Yomiuri News reported the following:

　東京・築地市場の移転問題に絡み、同市場を現在地で建て替える場合の費用を東京都が改めて試算したところ、最も高いケースでも、これまで説明していた試算額約３４００億円の半分の約１７８０億円で済むとの結果が出ていたことが３０日、分かった。

　現在地で建て替える場合の費用が高額になることも都が移転を推進する理由の一つで、その試算額の大幅な変更は、来月に始まる都議会定例会で議論になりそうだ。
　同日午後に開催する都議会の小委員会で報告される。
　試算はＡ、Ｂ、Ｃの３案あり、中央区晴海地区へ一時的に全部移転し、工事後に再び戻るＡ案が約１７８０億円と最も高い。晴海地区に一部移転しながら順次工事を進めるＢ案・Ｃ案では約１４６０億円となっている。
　都は１９９５年、築地市場を現在地で建て替える場合の事業費について、建物建設費約２８００億円、土木・外構工事約３００億円など計約３４００億円かかると試算。一方、江東区豊洲地区に移転する場合は、土壌・地下水汚染による対策費も含めて約４３００億円かかるものの、築地市場の跡地を売却するため、現在地に建て替えるより、都の負担が圧倒的に少ないと説明していた。
　試算額が変動したことについて、都では「前の試算では、狭い築地市場内で順次移転しながら工事を進める計画だったため、工事回数が増え、工費が膨らんだ」としている。
　ただ、利用者が支払う施設使用料は、豊洲地区に移転した場合より１・３３～１・６２倍に高くなるとしており、現在地再整備の難しさも示唆している。
　１９３５年に開場した築地市場は老朽化のため、都が９１年に現在地での再整備に着手。約４００億円を投じて進めたが、市場関係者の猛反発を受け、頓挫した。その後、都は２０１４年中の新市場開場を目指し、豊洲地区への移転を進める一方、都議会第１党の民主党は現在地での再整備を再び検討するよう求めていた。

Tokyo provisionally had calculated the cost that centered round the problem of moving Tokyo Tsukiji Shijo, in the case the same market to be rebuilt on the present location again, on the 30th, it was understood that the end result that came out was at a cost of about 178 billion yen, being half of the previous highest trial calculation scenario of about 340 billion yen.

One of the reasons why the capital promoted the move was the cost to rebuild it in the present place was becoming a large amount of money, and it seemed that a great change in the amount of the trial calculation would be discussed at the metropolitan assembly regular meeting that would start next month.

It would be reported in the subcommittee of the metropolitan assembly to be held in the afternoon on the same day.

There would be three plans of A, B, and C for the trial calculation, in A plan everything would be moved to Chuo Ward Harumi district temporarily, and to return again after construction and this would be the highest at about 178 billion yen. Plan B and C would move in parts one by one to the Harumi district so as to speed up the construction and would cost about 146 billion yen.

In the capital in 1995, the calculation on the cost of building construction works was about 280 billion yen and engineering construction works etc was about 30 billion yen, making total provisional project cost to about 340 billion yen for rebuilding in the present location of Tsukiji Shijo. On the other hand, it explained that compared to rebuilding it at present location, if to move it to the Koto Ward Toyosu district and to sell of the present site at Tsukiji Shijo, the burden on the capital was less, although it would include an overwhelmingly cost of about 430 billion yen of expenses to handle soil and underground water pollution.

The amount of trial calculation by the capital had changed because it was previously assumed that "The construction frequency was increased because for the purpose of speed, in the previous trial calculation, it was scheduled that during construction, relocation would be done one by one inside the narrow Tsukiji Shijo, and thus swelled the cost of construction".

However, it was assumed that users would pay 1.33 to 1･62 times more for facilities rental when compared to move it to Toyosu district, the difficulty of maintaining the present location was suggested.

In 1991 the capital started the re-development of the present location in Tsukiji Shijo that opened doors in 1935 and had become old. Strong opposition from people related to the market was received, and it frustrated further development although about 40 billion yen had been thrown into it. Afterwards, the capital aimed at having a new market open in 2014, the Democratic Party as the first party of the metropolitan assembly requested to examine the re-development of the present location, and promoted the removal to the Toyosu district.

Tsukiji Shijo is famous for selling seafood. Many people will miss it if it is moved to another location.