About the situation of highway accompanying the 2018 Hokkaido Chikyu Eastern Earthquake
(6th report)

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September 6, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido branch office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu District) released part of the interchange that was closed in accordance with the "2018 Hokkaido Chikyu Eastern Earthquake" occurred around 3 o'clock on September 6, I will let you know as soon as possible.

1 Interchange closure status

-As of 20:20 on Thursday, September 6-

[Closed IC]
  • E5A Sasson Expressway Shinkawa IC exit (Otaru direction) 20 hours 20 minutes released
[Closed IC (continued)]
  • [1] E5 Do-O Expressway Kita-Hiroshima IC inlet and outlet (both directions)
  • [2] E5 Do-O Expressway Chitose IC exit (both directions)
In the above [2], the closure will be released as soon as the congestion of the connecting general road is cleared.
We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your understanding and cooperation.

2 Latest road information

Please check the following websites for the latest road information.

(1) NEXCO EAST Road Traffic Information Site "DraTra" (provides traffic information nationwide)

 [WEB site]

(2) Road traffic information from Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC)

(3) NEXCO EAST Hokkaido officeOfficial Twitter
 @e_nexco_kita