About the situation of Expressway accompanying the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake
(4th report)

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido branch office (Sapporo city Atsubetsu District) will inform you about the situation of the expressway in Hokkaido accompanying the "2018 Hokkaido Chikyu Eastern Earthquake" occurred around 3 o'clock on September 6, .
The suspension of traffic due to the earthquake was canceled at 17:05, except for the closure of some interchanges.

At some interchanges, the exits are closed 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 Local situation

[Before Restoration: Hokkaido Expressway Sapporo Minami IC-Kita Hiroshima IC (Hakodate direction)]


[After restoration: Hokkaido Expressway Sapporo Minami IC-Kita Hiroshima IC (Hakodate direction)]

2 Interchange partially closed

-As of 17:05 on Thursday, September 6-

• [1] E5 Do-O Expressway Kita-Hiroshima IC inlet and outlet (both directions)
• [2] E5 Do-O Expressway Chitose IC exit (both directions)
• [3] E5 Do-O Expressway Sapporo IC Exit (direction Sapporo)
• 【Four】 E5A Sasson Expressway Shinkawa IC exit (Otaru direction)

For the above [2] to [4], the closure will be released one by one as soon as the congestion of the connecting general road is cleared.

3 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)