As the main line did not go through Nagoya, the mayor of that major city became concerned about the possibility of its eventual decline without access to the railroad service thereby starting to work with the government to change the route to the Tokai-do plan.
また、このルートで通過しない大都市である名古屋の市長は市の衰退を憂慮し、国へ東海道ルートへの変更を求めて働きかけを行っていた。