Heavy snowfall is expected over a wide area in eastern Japan from Thursday, January 12th to about 15th (Sunday).
~Please refrain from unnecessary/urgent going out~
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- Heavy snowfall is expected over a wide area in eastern Japan from Thursday, January 12th to about 15th (Sunday).
January 12, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Heavy snowfall is expected over a wide area in eastern Japan from Thursday, January 12th to about 15th (Sunday).
Please refrain from going out unnecessarily and in case of unavoidable driving, please install winter tires and chains early and check the latest traffic information and weather information.
For weather forecasts and real-time road traffic conditions for each route, please visit our website "DraTra You can see it at.
1 Expressway names and sections expected to be greatly affected by snow
Tohoku Regional Head Office jurisdiction
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Koriyama JCT-Tsugawa IC | Up and down | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Shirakawa IC-Tomiya JCT | Up and down | |
| Yamagata Expressway | Murata JCT-Tsuruoka IC | Up and down | |
| Akita Expressway | Kitakami JCT-Kyowa IC | Up and down |
Niigata Regional Head Office
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | Asahi IC-Niigata Central JCT | Up and down | All of Niigata Prefecture (part of Toyama Prefecture) |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Minakami IC-Nagaoka JCT | Up and down | All of Niigata prefecture (Gunma prefecture) |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Shinanomachi IC-Joetsu JCT | Up and down | Niigata Prefecture (Nagano Prefecture) |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Tsugawa IC-Niigata Central IC | Up and down | Niigata Prefecture |
| Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway | Niigata Central JCT-Arakawa womb IC | Up and down | Niigata Prefecture |
2 Requests when using the Expressway
If an accident or a stack occurs at Expressway, it may lead to a long road closure, so please wear winter tires and chains early.
3 Impact on future traffic
We will provide information on our website etc. when the Expressway is closed due to actual snowfall.
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