a ways

EnDoughくん，よかったね。これでPlan Cを発動しなくてすみました。

お祝いの指名です。a waysとはまちがいなのでしょうかね？それとも...解説をしてみてください。なお，この記事の中に中央道が首都圏と富士山とをつなぐ交通量の多い路線とありますが，確かに中央道は富士山に分岐する路線もあるものの，今回事故があった笹子トンネルは本線の方で，もっぱら甲府や長野，さらには名古屋と結ぶ路線で，ピンときませんでした。（UG）

9 bodies recovered from vehicles crushed when tunnel collapses in Japan

Central Nippon Expressway conducts annual inspections of the tunnel, with one particularly thorough inspection held every five years, a company spokesperson said. A more intensive inspection of the Sasago tunnel was held sometime in the past two to three months, the spokesperson added.

The Chuo Expressway is a particularly busy stretch of highway that runs between Tokyo and, among other places, Mount Fuji.

While it is a ways from the Japanese capital, the partial tunnel collapse and its subsequent closure is expected to cause major traffic and other headaches, especially for those who rely on it for business.

Authorities have not given any indication as to when they expect the tunnel to reopen, nor is it clear why the collapse occurred.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/02/world/asia/japan-tunnel/index.html?hpt=ias_c1