About night traffic closures on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway (Shinshu Nakano IC-Shinanomachi IC)

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August 22, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo, Regional Head Office length: Hirozo Saeki) in, this time Joshin-Etsu Expressway between Shinshu (Shinshu) Interchange - Shinanomachi (Shinanomachi) interchange, and road maintenance construction We will close at night for facility maintenance and inspection.

[Closed section and date and time]

Joshin-Etsu Expressway Shinshu Nakano IC-Shinanomachi IC vertical line (extension 20.9km)

Monday, September 11, 2006 (implemented)

Thursday, September 14, 2006
2 nights from 21:00 every night to 5 am the next morning (8 hours)

*Kurohime Nojiriko parking area (PA) (upper and lower) will be closed from 20:30.
In case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to the next day.
In case of stormy weather, the decision on whether or not to close at night will be made at 6:00 pm on the day of the implementation.
Inquiries regarding implementation decisions will be handled by the office below.

NEXCO EAST Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Field Management Office
TEL.026-278-7701(代表)
(受付時間/平日9:00~17:20)
※但し通行止め時は24時間受付。

1. Construction overview

Joshin-Etsu Expressway runs between Shinshu-Nakano IC and Shinanomachi IC with a temporary 2 lanes (including some 4 car sections) for a total length of 21km. Tunnels occupy about 29% (about 6km) of this section, so that customers can use it safely. Periodic inspection of tunnel emergency equipment and lighting equipment, lamp replacement, repair of damaged road surface and traffic safety equipment. Maintenance and inspection such as is required.

Since this section is a provisional two-lane road, most of the traffic restrictions in construction work are alternate traffic restrictions on one side, so as a way to minimize the impact on customers, we will close the road at night on weekdays when traffic volume is low, The work is carried out intensively and efficiently.

Road maintenance work

Main work contents

Tunnel side wall cleaning
Image image of tunnel side wall cleaning
Circular waterway cleaning
Image image of circular waterway cleaning
・Clean the tunnel interior plate to ensure visibility. In addition, it cleans the debris from the waterways to ensure its function.
Road surface repair
Image of road surface repair
Post cone cleaning/replacement
Image image of post cone cleaning and replacement
・We will improve the drivability and safety by improving the damaged parts on the pavement and replacing the lane markings.

Tunnel equipment related

Tunnel lighting equipment cleaning and inspection
Image of cleaning and inspection of tunnel lighting equipment
Jet fan cleaning/inspection
Image of jet fan cleaning and inspection
Emergency equipment cleaning and inspection
Image of emergency equipment cleaning and inspection
・We will inspect and clean the tunnel lighting, ventilation equipment, and emergency equipment to keep them in good condition.

2. Detour

If you use the relevant section when the road is closed, there is a route that bypasses the main local road Nakano-Toyono line and general national roads 117 and 18. It takes about 20 minutes from Shinshu Nakano IC to Shinanomachi IC, but if you use the detour route, it will take about 30 minutes, so if you use this section, please be sure to have enough time to go out. ..

Detour status map

Image of detour status map

3. Regarding connection fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic

The closures Expressway once flows out, with regard to customers who Noritsuga the general road again in the same direction, bypassing, to give you at the interchange once outflow "Expressway the closures transfer certificate" after the transit first exit If you submit it at the interchange, you will receive the adjustment amount calculated by the prescribed adjustment method. If you are using ETC, please use the ETC lane at the toll booth as usual. Even in this case, you will be billed with the same amount of adjustment.

Closed sectionCertificate issuance
Interchange
Re-inflow designation
Interchange
In-bound line

Shinanomachi IC-Shinshu Nakano IC

Shinanomachi ICShinshu Nakano IC
Out-bound line

Shinshu Nakano IC-Shinanomachi IC

Shinshu Nakano ICShinanomachi IC

Four. About road closure information

(1) Information on road closures
  • We will distribute posters, notice signs, banners, banners, etc., and leaflets at each toll booth, service area (SA), etc.
(2) Road traffic information that can be obtained before going out
  • Highway FAX (Provides the latest information every 5 minutes for 24 hours)
    Navi dial
    FAX 0570-00-1625

* Connect to the nearest highway FAX relay station from anywhere in Japan (excluding Hokkaido and Okinawa).
(Not available from mobile communications such as car phones and mobile phones)

  • Japan Road Traffic Information Center Road Traffic Information

    Telephone Number

    National uniform number
    0570-01-1011
    Nationwide/Kanto Koshinetsu information
    03-3264-1331

* Connect to the nearest information center from anywhere in Japan.
(Not available from mobile communications such as car phones and mobile phones)

(3) Road traffic information available while driving

  • Variable road information board
  • Highway radio (1620kHz)
  • Highway information terminal

    (Congestion information will be announced on the TV screen in an easy-to-understand manner.)

    Kan-Etsu Expressway
    Miyoshi PA (up and down), Kosaka SA (up and down), Kamisato SA (up and down), Akagi Kogen SA (up and down)
    Joshin-Etsu Expressway
    Fujioka PA (upper), Yokogawa SA (upper and lower), Tobu Yunomaru SA (upper and lower), Matsushiro PA (upper), etc.
    Nagano Road
    Azusa River SA (up and down), Rejection SA (up and down)
    Chuo Expressway
    Ishikawa PA (up and down), Dangozaka SA (up and down), Futaba SA (up and down), Lake Suwa SA (up and down), etc.
  • VICS

    (You can get road traffic information with a VICS-compatible car navigation system.)