(7th report)
Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to the earthquake
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- (7th report) Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to earthquakes
March 11, 2011
As of 21:00
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 area, please visit our website.
Currently, NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office Office is working to confirm the damage status of roads, and at the same time, is making every possible effort to temporarily restore the damaged areas.
[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)
| 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
Although the damage situation is still being confirmed, the most damaged area in the Kanto Regional Head Office is the Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line).
Damaged status of Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line)
You can see the depression and waviness of the road surface for about 1.5 km
Customers are staying at some of the rest facilities, but there is no particular information about injuries.