Possibility of road closure due to temperate low pressure
(As of 13:00 on September 23)

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September 23, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

From the evening of the 23rd (Monday) to the morning of the 24th (Tuesday), heavy rainfall is expected in Hokkaido due to the extratropical cyclone that changed from typhoon No. 17.
Due to this effect, the Expressway may be closed in the sections shown in the table below. Therefore, Expressway, please check the latest weather conditions and traffic conditions, and operate or travel as necessary. Please consider changing the plan of.

Sections that are likely to be closed

Road name section Time zone when traffic closure is expected to start jurisdiction
E5 Hokkaido road Yakumo IC-Kunisumi IC After 20:00 on Monday, September 23 Toll section
NEXCO EAST
E5A SHIRIBESHI EXPRESSWAY Yoichi IC-Otaru Shioya IC After Tuesday, September 24, 1:00 Toll section
NEXCO EAST
E5A SHIRIBESHI EXPRESSWAY Otaru Shioya IC-Otaru JCT After Tuesday, September 24 4:00 Toll section
NEXCO EAST
E5A Bill barrel Zenibako IC → Asari IC (direction Otaru) After Tuesday, September 24 4:00 Toll section
NEXCO EAST

(Note) The above table is based on the weather forecast and may change in the future.

Image image of a section with a high possibility of being closed on a Expressway in the Hokkaido region

Please check the following websites for the latest road traffic information.

[Latest traffic situation]

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