NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office, from October 16th
To ensure safe traffic on Expressway winter
24-hour weather / road condition grasp and snow removal work started
-Snow and ice countermeasures start-up ceremony held at 6 locations on all roads-
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- NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office starts 24-hour weather and road condition grasping and snow removal work to secure safe traffic on Expressway winter from October 16th
September 24, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) is from 2020 October 16th to April 30th, 3rd year of Reiwa. Snow ice Seppy Positioned as a "countermeasure period", we will grasp the weather and road conditions and remove snow 24 hours a day.
Prior to the start of the snow and ice countermeasure period, I pray for the traffic safety of Expressway in winter and the safety of snow and ice countermeasure work from October 8th to 16th. We will hold a "Snow and Ice Countermeasures Departure Ceremony" at 6 management offices on all roads.
We ask our customers to install winter equipment such as winter tires as soon as possible, and to understand and cooperate with the snow and ice countermeasure work.
1. 1. Date and time of the snow and ice countermeasures departure ceremony
| Date and time | place | Number of participants / number of work vehicles | management Office name |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 (Thursday) | 10：00～11：00 | E5 Hokkaido Expressway Iwamizawa IC | About 50 people, about 10 cars | Iwamizawa |
| 11：00～11：30 | E5 Hokkaido Expressway Tomakomai Nishi IC | About 60 people, about 30 cars | Tomakomai | |
| Wednesday, October 14 | 11：00～11：30 | E5 Hokkaido Expressway Muroran IC | About 60 people, about 30 cars | Muroran |
| 11：00～12：00 | E5 Hokkaido Expressway Asahikawa Takasu IC | About 60 people, about 30 cars | Asahikawa | |
| Friday, October 16 | 9：30～10：30 | E5 Hokkaido Expressway Kitahiroshima IC | About 50 people, about 15 units | Sapporo |
| 10：00～10：30 | E38 Doto Expressway Otofuke Obihiro IC | About 70 people, about 10 cars | Obihiro | |
| total | Approximately 350 people, approximately 125 units | |||
- In case of rain, we will do it in the garage.
2. Request for snow removal work
- Thank you for your cooperation in running the snowplow at low speed.
Image of snow removal by snow removal truck and sign car Snow removal is performed before the snow that has fallen on the road surface is compacted, and the work is performed at a speed of 50 km / h or less by combining three snow removal trucks and one sign truck.
Slow down to ensure a sufficient distance between vehicles, and follow the snow removal vehicle. - Be careful not to overtake the antifreeze spraying work vehicle.
State of spraying antifreeze If road freeze is expected, spray antifreeze in advance.
When overtaking a work vehicle that is being sprayed, be careful as the antifreeze agent may get on the vehicle. Even if the weather recovers, depending on the road surface conditions, snow removal, antifreeze spraying, and snow removal on the shoulders may be performed.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
For snow removal methods unique to Expressway, Attachment-1 [PDF: 650KB] Please refer to the.
3. 3. Traffic accident and snowfall
Details: Attachment-2 [PDF: 839KB]
At Expressway in Hokkaido, the number of traffic accidents caused by mistakes in steering and braking is about 3.6 times higher in winter (November-April) than in summer (May-October). I will. This is due to heavy snowfall and freezing on the road surface in winter. Please drive safely according to the weather and road conditions, and install winter equipment such as winter tires as soon as possible.
Last season (2019 October-2020 April), the average cumulative snowfall at each observation point of Expressway in Hokkaido was about 345 cm (about 86% of the observed value during the same period of the previous year). was. The point with the highest cumulative snowfall was the Hokkaido Expressway / Joban Tunnel (Fukagawa City / Asahikawa City), with an observed value of 788 cm.
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