About closing of night ETC lane of Yokohama Yokosuka Road

~Yokohama Yokosuka Road Sahara IC Exit~

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September 14, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office Yokohama construction office
Kanto Regional Head Office Keihin Administration Office

NEXCO EAST Yokohama Construction Office (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Director: Shigeki Yagi), at night at the Sahara IC exit toll gate due to bridge construction work accompanying the extension of the Yokohama Yokosuka Road ETC lane closed We will inform you about it.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the enforcement of the regulation, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1 ETC lane closing place and date

(1) Place

Yokohama Yokosuka Road Sawara IC Exit

(2) Date and time

  1. September 28th (Friday), October 5th (Friday) and October 9th (Tuesday) 3 days
    • In stormy weather, it will be postponed to the next day.
  2. 6 days from the end of October 2007 to the end of November 2007 (planned)
  3. 2 days in early June 2008 (planned)

During the above period, the Sahara IC (exit) ETC lane will be closed.
[Regulation time: 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning (the ETC lane will not be closed during the day)]

  • At the exit, please hand over the ETC card to the staff of the general lane. You can settle with an ETC card and pass without paying cash.

Sahara IC location map image

2 Overview

We will build a bridge (crane) that crosses the Sahara IC for the Yokohama Yokosuka Road extension work (refer to the location map above).

Overview of Yokohama Yokosuka Road [PDF: 640KB]

3 Traffic restrictions

(1) Yokohama Yokosuka Road Sawara IC exit

  • We will restrict traffic on ETC lanes. (22:00 to 6:00 the next morning)

[Routes that can be detoured]

When the ETC lane at the Sahara IC exit is closed, you can use the general lane at the Sahara IC exit, but customers who use ETC wireless traffic can use the Kinugasa IC exit ETC lane to bypass the lane.

Image of detour map

4 How to notify about traffic restrictions

・4-1 Traffic Information

  1. Post banners, hangers, etc. on the main line. Also, posters will be posted in Yokosuka PA, etc.
  2. This press release material will also be posted on our website (Press Release: Kanto Regional Head Office).
  3. The date and time when the ETC lane will be closed will be posted on our website (construction regulations and road traffic information).
    URL: http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/road_info/const_notice/

・4-2 Road traffic information available before going out

  1. Expressway traffic information
    1. Highway telephone
      Keihin Highway Telephone: 045-780-1620
    2. Highway FAX (Provides the latest information every 5 minutes for 24 hours)
      FAX Navi Dial: 0570-00-1625 *
      • Connect to the nearest highway fax relay station from anywhere in the country (excluding Hokkaido and Okinawa).
        (Not available from mobile communication such as car phone and mobile phone)
  2. General road and Expressway traffic information
    Japan Road Traffic Information Center Road Traffic Information
    National uniform number: 0570-011-011 *
    Nationwide/Kanto Koshinetsu information: 03-3264-1331
    • Connect to the nearest information center from anywhere in Japan.
      (Not available from mobile communication such as car phone and mobile phone)
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