About the situation of Expressway accompanying the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake
(2nd report)

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

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, .
After this earthquake, emergency inspections and restoration work were carried out in sections where there was a large amount of shaking, and in sections where restoration work was completed and safety was confirmed, the road closures were sequentially released while confirming the restoration status of surrounding roads. I am.
We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1 closed sections

-As of 14:10 on Thursday, September 6-

(1) Closed section
  • E5 Do-O Expressway Sapporo Minami IC-Ebetsu West IC (both directions)
  • E5A Sasson Expressway Sapporo JCT-Sapporo West IC (both directions)
* Douou Expressway Sapporo Minami IC-Sapporo JCT and Sadaru Expressway Sapporo JCT-Sapporo West IC are closed because the surrounding roads are crowded due to signal blackouts.
(2) Interchange partially closed
  • E5 Do-O Expressway Kita-Hiroshima IC inlet and outlet (both directions)
  • E5 Do-O Expressway Chitose IC exit (both directions)

2 Summary of major damage

(1) Steps and cracks on the road surface
Doo-do Sapporo Minami IC-Kitahiroshima IC (Hakodate direction) Image image taken around 10:30
[Take Dodo Sapporo Minami IC-Kitahiroshima IC (direction Hakodate) around 10:30]
(2) Equipment failure due to power failure
  • Some tunnel lighting blackouts, etc.

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)

 [WEB site]

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

(3) NEXCO EAST Hokkaido officeOfficial Twitter
 @e_nexco_kita