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NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) has been conducting a trial operation of a service to notify drivers of the expected time when Expressway closures will be reopened since July 2024 in order to improve customer service, and will begin full-scale operation on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

1. Events covered by the notice

We will inform you of the expected time when road closures will be lifted in the event of a traffic accident, broken-down vehicle, emergency construction (accident recovery, road repairs, etc.), or snow-related incidents.
Please note that this does not include road closures due to construction work that have been publicized in advance.

2. Notification tools

• NEXCO EAST Road Traffic Information Site "DraTra" Real-time Information
  [PC]

  https://www.drivetraffic.jp/

  【mobile phone】

  https://m.drivetraffic.jp/

• NEXCO EAST Official LINE (@e_nexco)

  

• NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office Official X (formerly Twitter) (@e_nexco_kita)

  

3. Roads subject to notification

Expressway managed by NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office

Four. Notes

The expected time for the road closure to be lifted may change depending on the situation at the site. If the expected time for the road closure to be lifted is changed, we will notify you of the new expected time for the road closure to be lifted as appropriate.

5. Notification Examples

Introducing notification tools from NEXCO EAST

• Drive Traffic (DraTra)
• Expressway impact information site
• 公式LINE（ID：@e-nexco）
• 公式X（旧Twitter）　@e_nexco_kita

Other notification tools

• DraPla
  Click here to collect information on all Expressway.
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