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Ministerial Ordinance Amending Structural Standards for Carriageway and Side-Strip Pavement

車道及び側帯の舗装の構造の基準に関する省令

Published: 2026-09-30 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Low · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-20

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ordinance No. 77 of 2026 amends the Ministerial Ordinance on Standards for the Structure of Carriageway and Side-Strip Pavement (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ordinance No. 103 of 2001). The stated promulgation date is 2026-09-30, and the stated effective date is 2027-04-01.

Business Impact

Those responsible for carriageway and side-strip pavement design or construction may be affected by changes to structural standards, although the supplied information does not identify the amended requirements.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese source could clarify the amended pavement standards and any transitional provisions associated with the 2027-04-01 effective date.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-09-30 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 車道及び側帯の舗装の構造の基準に関する省令(令和八年国土交通省令第七十七号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 車道及び側帯の舗装の構造の基準に関する省令 (this update) Original Japanese source