(3rd report) About the closure of the lamp due to the disaster at Hinode IC on the Ken-o Expressway

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As of 17:00 on September 5, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo), the Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road a) sunrise IC of C lamp (the entry ramp to the outer loop), September 4 (Sunday) 21:00 23 along with the know to close We are implementing lane restrictions.

This closure is carried out because the surface layer of the cut slope on the side of the acceleration lane when the ramp entered the Expressway main line collapsed.

At present, we have completed the work to remove the collapsed sediment and are working to prevent it from collapsing, and we will continue to construct it at night for early recovery.

There is no personal or physical damage to customers due to this fall.

We will provide new information such as recovery status in the future.

[Overview of the collapse confirmed at this point]

Place of collapse:
Ken-O Road sunrise IC C ramp acceleration lane section of the (entry ramp to the outer loop) (Tokyo Nishitama-gun Hinode-cho)

Outline of collapse:
Approximately 10m wide x 10m high collapse: 1 place
Approximately 20m wide x 10m high collapse: 1 place, 2 places in total

Traffic regulation:
Closing the C ramp and controlling the driving lane of the Expressway main line (outside) in the vicinity
(There is no closed Expressway main line)

(Photographed around 9 o'clock on September 5) Work to remove the collapsed soil ⇒ (Photographed around 4 pm on September 5) Image image of implementation of collapse prevention by installing a large sandbag