# Japan's infrastructure ministry made ICT construction the default on its own earthworks, used in over 90% of tendered works, cutting manual staking

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20260331-construction-worker-5
Date: 2026-03-31 · Stage: Deployment
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## Scope

Japan, works directly managed by the national ministry. The ministry's own meeting paper says that from fiscal 2025 ICT construction became the default for earthworks and dredging, carried out in over 90% of tendered direct civil works, and lists reduced staking (丁張) work and no need for workers at the machine's side among the benefits of ICT construction machines; the meeting minutes put the fiscal 2025 implementation rate at 93%. National civil works only; it counts works tendered as ICT works and gives no change in setting-out workers' numbers.

## Source

- 国土交通省 — ICT導入協議会(第23回)資料-1「ICT施工に関する状況報告」(会議 令和8年6月23日) — https://www.mlit.go.jp/tec/constplan/content/002009476.pdf (primary source)

## What this means

On the Japanese state's own earthworks, the stakes that crews used to set out by hand are mostly replaced by machine guidance from 3D data.

## What it does not show yet

National civil works only, not building sites; no figures on setting-out jobs or hours.

## How to verify it yourself

Open the ministry's meeting paper and find 「丁張作業の削減」.


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