Notice of nighttime road closure on Hokkaido Expressway

-Road maintenance and repair work-

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June 26, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) is at night due to road surface repair work, tunnel lighting equipment renewal work, interchange (IC) remodeling work, etc., in order for customers to use the Expressway safely, safely and comfortably. We will close the road and partly close the IC.

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

Photo of road surface damage example
Road surface damage example
Photograph of tunnel lighting equipment renewal construction example
Example of tunnel lighting equipment renewal work

1-line closed section and period

Road name section period Attachment
E38
Doto Expressway
Chitose Eniwa JCT ⇔ Chitose East IC
(Both directions)
From Monday, July 1 to Thursday, July 4 [4 nights]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Flyer-1
[PDF: 846KB]
Tokachi Shimizu IC ⇔ Otofuke Obihiro IC
(Both directions)
From Monday, July 8 to Wednesday, July 17
[7 nights excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Flyer-2
[PDF: 828KB]
E5
Do-O Expressway
Kuninri IC ⇔ Toyoura IC
(Both directions)
Tuesday, July 16 to Monday, July 22
[5 nights except Saturday and Sunday]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Flyer-3
[PDF: 764KB]
Chomanbu IC ⇔ Toyoura IC
(Both directions)
From Tuesday, July 23 to Tuesday, August 6
From Wednesday, August 21 to Friday, August 23
[14 nights except Saturday and Sunday]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Flyer-3
[PDF: 764KB]

2 IC partially closed section and period

Road name section period Attachment
E5A
Sasson Expressway
Zenai IC
(Exit for Sapporo)
Wednesday, July 10 [1 night]
From 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Flyer-4
[PDF: 351KB]
  • In case of bad weather, it will be postponed at the same time on the spare day. Please see the attached leaflet for the spare days and detours in case of postponement.

3 Main work contents

  • Road surface repair work: Repairs areas where cracks or steps on the pavement surface are noticeable.
  • Tunnel lighting equipment renewal work ... The lighting in the tunnel will be changed from fluorescent lights to LEDs.
  • Interchange remodeling work ... The current Zenibako IC requires a temporary stop at the intersection, but in order to improve the safety of the IC, it will be rebuilt so that each lane intersects three-dimensionally.

4 Information during the construction period

Construction regulation information is provided through the following media.

(1) Internet

(2) SNS

Official Twitter account "NEXCO EAST (Hokkaido)" ( @e_nexco_kita ) Provides the latest traffic information.

(3) Flyers, posters

They are distributed and posted at each service area, parking area, tollgate office, expressway at NEXCO EAST Hokkaido branch, etc. on highway.

(4) Telephone

  • 『NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター』
    24時間365日、高速道路に関する様々なお問合せにお答えします。
    電話番号
    0570-024-024(または03-5338-7524
  • 『ハイウェイテレホン』:リアルタイムの交通情報(5分更新)を24時間提供しています。
    電話番号
    0166-54-1620(旭川)
    011-896-1620(札幌)
    0143-59-1620(室蘭)
    0155-42-1620(帯広)
    (注)おかけ間違いのないようにご注意ください。
    #8162」に携帯電話でおかけいただくと、全国どこでも、その場所から最も近い地域の最新の高速道路状況を自動音声で提供します。
  • 『日本道路交通情報センター』:最新の交通情報を提供しています。
    電話番号
    050-3369-6760

(5) Road traffic information available while driving

  • Road information board
  • Highway radio (1620kHz)
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