Expressway in Hokkaido enters winter road system
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- Expressway in Hokkaido enters winter road system
September 29, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu Ward) positions from October 16 to April 30 of the following year as a snow and ice countermeasure period, and has a total of about 1,300 personnel for weather, road conditions, snow removal work, etc. We will work to secure safe traffic 24 hours a day with approximately 300 vehicles.
In addition, NEXCO EAST Group will hold a "Expressway snow and ice countermeasure dispatching ceremony" to implement the snow and ice countermeasure work together this winter.
[Expressway snow and ice measures dispatching ceremony implementation schedule] (IC: Interchange)
| Office name | Date and time | Venue | Participating vehicles and personnel [Approximate number] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muroran Operation Office | October 21 (Friday) 10:00 to 10:30 | Do-O Expressway Muroran IC parking lot | 40 cars, 80 people |
| Tomakomai Management Office | Tuesday, October 11 11:00 to 12:00 | Do-O Expressway Tomakomai Nishi IC parking lot | 20 cars, 40 people |
| Sapporo Operation Office | October 14 (Friday) 9:30 to 10:30 | Do-O Expressway Kitahiroshima IC parking lot | 40 cars, 70 people |
| Iwamizawa Management Office | Tuesday, October 11 9:30 to 10:30 | Do-O Expressway Iwamizawa IC parking lot | 20 cars, 50 people |
| Asahikawa Operation Office | Tuesday, October 11 10:30 ~ 11:30 | Do-O Expressway Asahikawa Takasu IC parking lot | 20 cars, 60 people |
| Obihiro Operation Office | Thursday, October 6 10:00 to 10:30 | Doto Expressway Otofuke Obihiro IC parking lot | 20 cars, 50 people |
| total | 160 units, 350 people | ||
1 To use the Expressway winter safely and comfortably
On winter Expressway, the number of accidents in winter is about 1.8 times greater than in summer, and the number of accidents increases sharply every year, usually in early winter around November. When using the Expressway during the winter, please drive safely depending on the weather and road surface conditions. Also, please wear early winter equipment such as wearing winter tires.
2 Snowfall last year
The cumulative snowfall on the Expressway during the 2015 season (October to April) was 393 cm on average. The most common area in Hokkaido was the Tokiwa Tunnel, 876 cm, and the Mikasa, 820 cm. The total distance of snow removal work for these snowfalls is about 340,000 km, which is equivalent to about 8.5 orbits of the earth. The region with the earliest snowfall was October 13 at Tomamu Observatory.
3 Requests for snow and ice work
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office operates snow and ice on a 24-hour basis to minimize road closures and traffic restrictions on Expressway. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in snow and ice work.
4 Measures against snow and ice
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office, (1) improve work efficiency by devising snow removal work vehicle formation, (2) install GPS on snow removal work vehicle, grasp work progress by its radio wave, provide real-time information on work, etc. Utilizing snow and ice ITS, we are working on snow and ice that accurately corresponds to the severe weather conditions and changes in Hokkaido.
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