体坛英语资讯：Tokyo to adjust expressway tolls to curb congestion during Olympics
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 26-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympics">Paralympics</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expressway">expressway</span> <span word="tolls">tolls</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span>.</p><p><span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Expressway">Expressway</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Drivers">Drivers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 1,000 <span word="yen">yen</span> (9.5 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="between">between</span> 6 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surcharge">surcharge</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="tolls">tolls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expressway">expressway</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="halved">halved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ETC">ETC</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="July">July</span> 20 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 25 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 6 <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> 80 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="some">some</span> 18 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waterfront">waterfront</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="expressway">expressway</span> <span word="entrances">entrances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="expressway">expressway</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="test">test</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p>
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