(2nd report)
Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to the earthquake
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- (2nd report) Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to earthquakes
April 11, 2011
As of 19:30
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo), the following section, which had a great shaking, was closed due to the earthquake that occurred around 17:16 on Monday, April 11, 2011, and an emergency inspection is currently being conducted. I am.
We will announce the damage situation of the road as soon as it is confirmed by inspection.
1 Road closure status
Currently, the following sections in the area in charge of the Kanto Regional Head Office are closed.
As soon as safety is confirmed, we will remove the suspension of traffic. (The table below shows the status only within the jurisdiction of our Kanto Regional Head Office)
| Road name | direction | section | Start of road closure | Suspension of traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joban Expressway | Up and down | Kashiwa-Iwaki Nakoso | 4/11 17:16 | Ongoing |
| Ken-O Road | Inside and outside | Tsukuba Central-Inashiki | 4/11 17:16 | Ongoing |
| North Kanto Expressway | East and West | Moka-Mito Minami | 4/11 17:16 | Ongoing |
| Higashi-Mito Road | East and West | Mito Minami ~ Hitachinaka | 4/11 17:16 | Ongoing |
| East Kanto Expressway | Up and down | Ibarakicho JCT-Ibaraki Airport North | 4/11 17:16 | Ongoing |
| Tohoku Expressway | Up and down | Kanuma-Shirakawa | 4/11 17:16 | 4/11 19：30 |
2 Road damage status found to date
- Joban Expressway Takahagi to Kitaibaraki (Out-bound) There is a vertical crack about 20 m long and about 3 cm wide
- North Kanto Expressway Ibaraki Town West-Ibaraki Town East (Westbound) There is a transverse crack
- North Kanto Expressway Ibaraki Town East to Mito South (Westbound) Longitudinal cracks with a length of about 10 m and a width of about 5 cm, many cracks, dents
- Ken-O Road Tsukuba Ushiku IC (inside) There is a step of about 10 cm on the exit lamp
- There was an error in the length and width of the vertical cracks from the east of Ibaraki-cho to the south of Mito (westbound) on the northern Kanto Expressway.