On February 17, 2026, the Hokkaido Transport Bureau conducted a safety audit of Naganuma Town. The audit revealed issues requiring improvement, leading to an instruction for corrective actions. The town must report on the measures taken by April 10, 2026. The identified issues include: 1) failure to record inspection results for the counterweight during the January inspection under the Special Ropeway Construction Regulations, Article 5, and the need to ensure proper record-keeping as per Article 8; 2) inspection records for the wired telephone system on the second lift exceeding permissible measurement ranges during conformity checks, and the necessity to promptly repair defective parts and establish a system to ensure repairs are completed when defects are found, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the same regulations.