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About the situation of Expressway accompanying the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Earthquake 
(5th 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.

We will continue to close the entrances and exits of some interchanges due to congestion due to signal blackouts on the connected general roads.
Please check the latest traffic information before using.

We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1 Interchange closure status

-As of 18:45 on Thursday, September 6-

[Closed IC]
  • E5 Canceled at 18:45 on the exit of Sapporo IC on the Do-O Expressway (direction Sapporo)
[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)
  • [3] E5A Sasson Expressway Shinkawa IC exit (Otaru direction)
For the above [2] to [3], as soon as the congestion of the connecting general road is cleared, the closure will be released one by one.

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)

　[WEB site]

(3) NEXCO EAST　Hokkaido officeOfficial Twitter
　@e_nexco_kita