(6th report)
Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to the earthquake
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- (6th report) Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to earthquakes
March 11, 2011
As of 20:00
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
We are currently investigating the status of Expressway closures and damage due to the earthquake that occurred today around 14:50 around Miyagi Prefecture. NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo, Regional Head Office length: Shinichi Ishikawa) receives the time of the earthquake, Kanto Regional Head Office Kanto in the Regional Head Office has launched a disaster response headquarters.
For information on the Tohoku Regional Head Office Office, please visit our website.
[Use as an emergency transportation route]
In order to secure the passage of emergency vehicles that carry the personnel and materials necessary for disaster emergency measures, the Expressway controlled by the Company may be designated as an emergency transportation route by the Public Safety Commission, and in this case, except for emergency designated vehicles I cannot pass. In addition, when specified, we will inform you about the section etc. at any time.
1 traffic closed (no change from 19:00)
Currently, all road sections in the Kanto Regional Head Office area are closed. As soon as safety is confirmed, we will remove the suspension of traffic. (The table below shows the situation only within the jurisdiction of our Kanto Regional Head Office)
Kan-Etsu Expressway Tsukiyono IC-Mizukami IC was closed at 18:45.
| Road name | direction | section | Start of road closure | Suspension of traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway | Up and down | Kawaguchi JCT-Shirakawa | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Nerima-Tsukiyono | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Tsukiyono-water | 3/11 14:51 | 3/11 18：45 |
| Joban Expressway | Up and down | Misato JCT-Iwaki Nakoso | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Fujioka JCT-Saku | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Saku-Shinano Town | － | No road closures |
| Nagano Road | Up and down | Toyoshina-Kosen JCT | － | No road closures |
| North Kanto Expressway | East and West | Takasaki JCT-Kiryu Ota | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| North Kanto Expressway | East and West | Sananouma-Iwafune JCT | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| North Kanto Expressway | East and West | Tochigi Tsuga JCT-Mito Minami | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Higashi-Mito Road | East and West | Mito Minami ~ Hitachinaka | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Ken-O Road | Inside and outside | Akiruno-Okegawa Kitamoto | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Ken-O Road | Inside and outside | Tsukuba Central-Inashiki | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Ken-O Road | Inside and outside | Kisarazu East to Kisarazu JCT | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Tokyo outer ring road | Inside and outside | Oizumi-Misato Minami | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Keiyo Road /Tateyama Road | Up and down | Shinozaki-Futtsu Takeoka/Kisarazu Minami | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Futtsu-Tateyama Road | Up and down | Futtsu Takeoka-Tomiura | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Chiba-Togane Road | Up and down | Chiba Higashi JCT-Matsuo Yokoshiba | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| East Kanto Expressway | Up and down | Gulf Ichikawa-Itako | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| East Kanto Expressway | Up and down | Ibaraki Airport North-Ibaraki Town JCT | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| New Airport Road | Up and down | Narita JCT-New Airport IC | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway | Up and down | Kawasaki Ukishima JCT-Kisarazu Kaneda | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Aqua line connecting road | Up and down | Kisarazu Kanada-Kisarazu JCT | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Daisan-Keihin Road | Up and down | Tamagawa-Hodogaya | 3/11 14:51 | 3/11 16：55 |
| Yokohama-Shindo Road | Up and down | Hodogaya-end point | 3/11 14:51 | 3/11 16：55 |
| Yokohama Yokosuka Road | Up and down | Shinhodogaya-Sahara | 3/11 14:51 | 3/11 16：55 |
| Yokohama Yokosuka Road | Up and down | Sawara-Mabori coast | 3/11 14:51 | Ongoing |
| Yokohama Yokosuka Road (Kanazawa branch line) | Up and down | Kamariya JCT-row of trees | 3/11 14:51 | 3/11 16：55 |
2 Road damage
We are currently confirming the damage status, but the main status that is currently known is as follows.
- Joban Expressway Bridge girder shift between Tomobe JCT and Mito IC
- Tohoku Expressway Road bump between Nasu IC and Shirakawa IC
- Keiyo Road (bottom) Road collapse between Hanawa IC and Makuhari IC
- Keiyo Road (above) A step of about 50 cm between Makuhari IC and Hanawa IC
- East Kanto Road (below) Katori Sahara-Itako slope collapse
- Slope collapse near Ibaraki-cho Higashi IC on Kita Kanto Expressway
20:50 postscript
Damaged condition of Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line), which is considered to be the most damaged area in the Kanto Regional Head Office about 1.5 km, the road surface is dented and wavy.