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PowerTelecommunication(telecommunication body pipe)Conduit part(telecommunication connection box)(telecommunication common FA pipe)Special partPipe section● Conduit part: conduit for accommodating power and telecommunication cables● Special part: location where the supply cable is connected or branched to residential land● Lead-in pipe: pipe line for accommodating the supply cable to residential land● Above ground equipment: box that houses power transformers and other componentsExample of upgrade by elimination of utility polesKannana-dori (Aoi, Adachi-ku) (top: before upgrade, bottom: after upgrade)引込管Lead-in pipe（通信）(telecommunication)(power branching circuit)(power)Special partAbove ground equipmentLead-in pipe　During a disaster, events like fallen utility poles, road closures and severed power lines can impede evacuations, relief activities and the transportation of supplies, as well as interfere with the stable supply of power and telecommunication services. Therefore, TMG has set a target of completing 50% of utility pole eliminations for primary emergency transportation routes by the end of 2024, and 100% of Loop 7, which will become a boundary for the restricted access area unavailable to regular vehicles in the event of an earthquake.　In addition, we are also providing financial as well as technical support to municipalities in promoting the elimination of utility poles across the entire Tokyo Metropolis, thereby enhancing our urban disaster preparedness capabilities. 　In order to further promote the elimination of utility poles, TMG became the first prefecture in 2017 to establish the first Ordinance for the Promotion of the Elimination of Utility Poles, and formulated the Utility Pole Less Tokyo Plan, which sets policies and targets for the next 10 years based on this ordinance.　In February 2021, in order to prepare for natural disasters, which have become increasingly severe in recent years, and to accelerate efforts to eliminate utility poles on prefectural roads, waterfront roads, and municipal roads, including those on islands, we formulated the Utility Pole Elimination Acceleration Strategy, which consists of seven strategies, including speeding up the removal of utility poles on prefectural roads.　Furthermore, in June 2021, based on this strategy, TMG revised the Utility Pole Less Tokyo Plan based on the ordinance, which clearly states the basic policies and targets for the elimination of utility poles in the 2040s, as well as the areas and extensions to be improved in the next five years.　In January 2022, the “Tokyo Metropolitan Government Plan for the Removal of Utility Poles in the Island Area”was formulated, and the plan includes the development targets for metropolitan roads, ports, and airports, as well as development methods that take into account the characteristics of the locations of these areas, and other factors. The plan also includes specific locations on metropolitan roads, ports, and airports to be developed by the 2030s. In September 2022, we formulated the “Plan to Completely Eliminate Utility Poles on Toshima and Mikurajima Islands: For islands without utility poles” and presented the plan for Toshima and Mikurashima islands, which were selected as the islands for advance implementation, in order to realize “islands without utility poles”.　In the future, based on these plans, we will steadily promote their elimination on prefectural roads in order to achieve our targets, and we will actively promote the elimination of utility poles while gaining the understanding and sympathy of the people of Tokyo through educational events.Illustration of distribution upgrade with elimination of utility poles (power cable multipurpose underground utility conduit system)Elimination of utility poles37