Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Regarding traffic lane regulations accompanying disaster drills

~Rescue drills etc. will be conducted at Tokyo Bay Aqua Tunnel~

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November 18, 2014
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Management Office

NEXCO EAST Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Management office (Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture) fires a vehicle inside a tunnel at Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway In the event of a serious accident, such as the police, fire department, NEXCO EAST, Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway Co. We will carry out tunnel disaster prevention drills with restricted lanes for the purpose of quick and accurate accident handling and emergency rescue activities.

On the day of the event, we will set traffic lane regulations and conduct disaster prevention drills, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation. It is not expected that traffic congestion will occur, but please be sure to leave before leaving.

1 date and time

Thursday, November 27, 2014
Regulation start time 8:00
Deregulation time until 12:00

2 places

Tokyo Bay Aqua Tunnel (In-bound line)
Main line near the 5.1 km post and under floor slab management passage (emergency evacuation passage)

3 Content

(1) Assumed location of accident
Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Aqua Tunnel (In-bound Line) Around 5.1 km post

(2) Accident assumption

  • A collision accident with two vehicles occurred in the Tokyo Bay Aqua Tunnel. A situation in which white smoke is emitted from an accident vehicle and there is a risk of vehicle fire.
  • One driver was seriously injured in the accident vehicle and two other injured in the other accident vehicle.

(3) Training content
B. Report transmission training
B Evacuation guidance training
C Rescue and rescue training
(2) Simulated fire extinguishing and warning tip training

4 Training situation last year

[Rescue and rescue training]
Image image of injured rescue training
Injured rescue training
Image of emergency evacuation route rescue training
Emergency evacuation route rescue training

5 Participating institutions

(1) Fire department

Kisarazu Fire Department
Kawasaki City Fire Department

(2) Police related organizations

Kanto District Police Department Wide Area Coordination Department Iwatsuki Expressway Management Office
Kanto District Police Bureau Wide Area Coordination Department Kawasaki Expressway Management Office
Chiba Prefectural Police Headquarters Transportation Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps
Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters Transportation Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Management Office
Trans-Tokyo Bay Highway Co.

About 50 participants