【E5】 Hokkaido Expressway Tomakomai West IC ⇔ Tomakomai Middle East IC (both directions) Notice of all day traffic regulations by bridge renewal construction

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NEXCO EAST Hokkaido office(Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) will carry out the bridge slab replacement work as a Expressway renewal project.

The construction to be carried out this time is E5 Do-O Expressway (Dōhō Expressway) On the Yufutsugawabashi Out-bound line (towards Sapporo) located between Tomakomai West Interchange (IC) and Tomakomai Higashi IC, aged reinforced concrete floor slabs are replaced by new floor slabs. It is replacement work.

During the construction period, we will enforce face-to-face traffic control or overtaking lane control throughout the day. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we ask for your cooperation in safe driving within the regulated section.

In addition, we do not anticipate the occurrence of traffic congestion due to face-to-face traffic control throughout the day, but when going out, " Website for renewal project Please check the traffic information on websites such as "" and "DraTra".

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation in the construction.

1 construction section

Hokkaido Expressway Tomakomai West IC ⇔ Tomakomai East IC (both directions) Before and after Yufutsugawabashi (about 2.7km)

2 Traffic regulation period and regulations

All-day face-to-face traffic regulation period September 18, 2018 (Tuesday) to October 29, 2018 (Monday) (42 days)
Traffic regulation period Wednesday, September 5, 2018 to Tuesday, November 6, 2018 (63 days)

3 Traffic restrictions

During floor slab replacement work, Reduce the section of each two lanes of up and down lines to one lane and consolidate it into an In-bound line (for Muroran area) and implement face-to-face traffic control throughout the day To do.

13 days from the start of the construction period and 8 days before the end of the construction period, due to preparatory work to switch lanes to two-way traffic control, there will be overday lane restrictions for up and down lines.

4 Construction overview

Do-O Expressway Yufutsugawabashi, located between Tomakomai West IC and Tomakomai East IC, has been 38 years since its opening in 1980, and the small cracks caused by the increase in wheel load due to the increase in size of the vehicle, The floor slab must be replaced because the concrete floor slab is deteriorated and the reinforcing bars are rusted due to salt content caused by spraying antifreeze during the winter.

In order to replace the concrete floor slab of the bridge, it is necessary to close the Out-bound line (for Sapporo), but one of the two lanes for the In-bound line (for Muroran) should be closed for the Out-bound line (for Sapporo). By carrying out transfer and face-to-face traffic, construction will be carried out with minimal impact on traffic.

Main work contents

By replacing the deteriorated existing concrete slab with a new slab, it will be reborn as an Expressway that can be used safely and comfortably.

《Reference》 Construction status of “Takaoka Bridge (Out-bound line) on the Do-O Expressway” implemented in the spring of 2018

5 Requests for use

6 How to obtain road traffic information

(1) Road traffic information available before going out

(2) Road traffic information available during driving