Accent lighting installed in the tunnel to enhance safe driving on Expressway

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October 31, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo Atsubetsu Ward), in order to prevent accidents caused by drowsy driving and careless driving in the tunnel (vaguely operation), let you know that we have established the "accent lighting".

E38 Doto Expressway has sections of long continuous tunnels, and serious accidents occur due to drowsiness and absent-minded driving due to the monotonous scenery.

This time, in order to change the monotonous view and prevent involuntary driving, we installed "accent lighting" as a new initiative in a part of the emergency parking zone in the tunnel (installation completed on October 30, 2018). .

NEXCO EAST will continue to make various efforts to ensure safe driving on Expressway.

(1) Installation location

Doto Expressway Mukawa Hobetsu Interchange (IC) and Shimukappu IC
Nagawa Tunnel (TN), Hobetsu TN, Shimukappu TN, Tannerai TN

Image of location map of accent lighting installation tunnel

It was installed in the section including before and after Hobetsu TN where a serious accident occurred in January 2018.

(2) Function

LED lighting fixtures illuminate the wall surface inside the tunnel in spots such as blue and green to accent the driving landscape. (Hobetsu TN / Tannenai TN ... blue, Chowa TN / Shimukappu TN ... green)

Image of lighting situation in Hobetsu tunnel
Lighting situation in Hobetsu tunnel
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