NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) positions the period from October 16 to April 30 of the following year as a snow and ice countermeasure period. We will work to secure safe traffic 24 hours a day with approximately 300 vehicles.

1 To use the Expressway winter safely and comfortably

On winter Expressway, the number of accidents in winter is about double that in summer, and the number of accidents increases rapidly from the beginning of November, which is the average year. For passengers using the Expressway during the winter, please drive safely depending on the weather and road conditions. Also, please wear early winter equipment such as wearing winter tires.

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2 Snowfall last year

The cumulative amount of snowfall on the Expressway 2011 was the highest in the past five years, and the cumulative average was 494 cm. The most common area in Hokkaido was Mikasa's 1,047 cm, followed by Kanayama tunnel's 895 cm. The total distance of snow removal work for this snowfall is about 460,000 km, which is equivalent to about 12 laps of the earth.

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3 Snow and ice countermeasure work flow

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office in Expressway to minimize road closures and traffic restrictions due to snow, we carry out snow and ice work 24 hours a day.

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4 New measures for snow and ice measures

We have installed a WEB camera on our patrol cars and high-speed buses to collect information in real time, such as checking the visibility condition from the driver's perspective and the progress of snow removal work from the GPS of the snow removal work vehicle, to make accurate snow and ice work according to the weather conditions. to hold. This will always strive to maintain a safe and comfortable driving environment. Since last year, we have also been providing information based on the progress of snow removal work using GPS.

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