Ken-o Expressway
Notice of night traffic closure between Tsukuba Central IC and Ushiku Ami IC

Tuesday, July 12, from 20:00 to 6 am the next morning
-Repair work and inspection work for traffic safety facilities-

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June 28, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tanihara Management Office

NEXCO EAST Taniwahara Management Office (Tsukuba Mirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture) is located between Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road) Tsukuba Central Interchange (IC) and Ushiku Ami IC on a two-lane section (one lane on each side). In order to carry out repair work on road safety facilities and inspection work on road facilities, we will carry out night traffic closures.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation so that you will have plenty of time when you go out.

1 closed section and date and time

(1) Vertical line between section Ken-O Road Tsukuba Central IC and Ushikuami IC (12km extension)
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(2) Date and time Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning (10 hours)
[Preliminary day: Wednesday, July 13, 2016]

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  • In the case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to the same time zone on Thursday the 13th.
  • The decision to close the road will be made at 17:00 on the day of implementation.

2 Detour

Ken-O Road Tsukuba Central IC ~ Ushiku Ami detour during the road closure is between the IC is the national highway and prefectural road running parallel. The time between Tsukuba Central IC and Ushikuami IC (about 12km) is usually about 15 minutes, but if you use the detour route, the time will be about 25 minutes, so please take time to go. (Attachment 1 [PDF: 179KB])

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3 Construction overview

Ken-O Road order to ensure safe and comfortable traffic between the Tsukuba Central IC and Ushikuami IC on the Ken-O Expressway, we will simultaneously replace the protective fence damaged by the accident and inspect various road equipment.

In order to minimize the impact on our customers when we carry out these constructions, we will close the roads during the nighttime on weekdays when traffic is light, and carry out intensively and efficiently.

We ask for your understanding and cooperation so that our customers can use our products safely and comfortably.

Main work contents

・Road maintenance work
We will improve the runnability and safety by replacing the protective fences damaged by the accident and improving the road markings (lane marks).

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Guard fence replacement
Image image of improved road marking
Improved road marking

・Facility maintenance work
We perform inspections to keep road lighting and ETC machinery in good condition at all times.

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Road lighting inspection
Image of inspection of ETC equipment
ETC equipment inspection

4 How to obtain traffic information

(1) Closed posters, etc.
  • We will post construction notice signs, posters, etc. on the surrounding IC and rest facilities.
  • A banner will be posted on the overpass of Joban Expressway and Ken-O Road.
(2) Road traffic information that can be obtained before going out
  • NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター
    ナビダイヤル:0570-024-024(24時間オペレーターが対応)
    TEL:03-5338-7524(PHS、IP電話のお客さま)
  • NEXCO EAST Road Traffic Information Site "DraTra "
    [PC]
    [Mobile] http://m.drivetraffic.jp/
  • NEXCO EAST website "Construction regulation information" From the "Construction regulation information" in the middle, "Latest regulation information is DraTra "Please refer to the. "Please refer to the.
  • 日本道路交通情報センター(JARTIC)の道路交通情報
    全国共通ダイヤル 050-3369-6666(携帯短縮ダイヤル#8011
    ※全国どこからでも最寄りの情報センターに接続します。
    ※PHS、IP電話など一部の電話からはご利用できません。
    全国・関東甲信越情報 050-3369-6600
    インターネット
  • Highway telephone (Provides the latest information updated every 5 minutes for 24 hours)
    Kashiwa station: 04 (7171) 1620
    Mito station: 029 (254) 1620
(3) Road traffic information available while driving
  • Road information board
  • Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
    The highway radio section is indicated by signs on the Expressway.
  • Highway Information Terminal
    Wide-area road information is provided in an easy-to-understand manner on the monitor screens installed in SA / PA.
* Twitter's official account "NEXCO EAST​ (Kanto)" (@e_nexco_kanto ) Also distributes information.
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