[C3] Gaikan Expressway (inside) Wako Kita IC-Bijogi JCT renewal work Notice of day and night continuous lane regulation and Bijogi JCT entrance closure

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NEXCO EAST Kanto Branch (Saitama Prefecture Saitama City)C3​ We will carry out bridge renewal work on the Gaikan Expressway (Outer Ring Road).

In the construction, the number of lanes that can be driven is regulated from 2 lanes to 1 lane. Up to 10 km during heavy traffic hours in the morning and evening, and traffic that takes more than an hour to pass, Congestion is also expected on the surrounding general roads.

Also, The inner entrance from the Metropolitan Expressway No. 5 Ikebukuro Line and Saitama Omiya Line of Bijogi Junction (JCT) to Oizumi area of the outer ring road will also be closed for construction. We apologize for the inconvenience, but when you go out, Please cooperate with detours and using public transportation.

Providing information such as construction information, required time, and detours during the construction period Construction information special site , Or "DraTra" and other websites will post traffic congestion forecasts, so please refer to them when using the Expressway.

We would like to ask for your understanding and cooperation as this is a construction to use the Expressway safely and comfortably.

1 Construction overview

• When rainfall is predicted within the scheduled regulation time, construction will be postponed on the next day (Monday from 21 o'clock), the next day (Tuesday from 21 o'clock) or the same time on April 22 (Sunday) - April 27 (Fri), May 7 (Mon) - May 11 (Fri).
• Judgment of construction will be made at 18:00 on the day of implementation.
  For the implementation status regarding this construction, see " 6. About provision of construction information "Please refer to.

Location map of traffic regulation section

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Scheduled traffic restrictions

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About the closure of the outer ring road Bijogi JCT inner circle (Oizumi area) entrance

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During the “Outer Ring Road renewal work” from Sunday, April 8th, the Metropolitan Expressway No. 5 Ikebukuro Line and Saitama Omiya Line can be closed to close the entrance to the Outer Ring Road Bijogi JCT inner circle (Oizumi area). lose. For this reason, congestion is expected on the Shuto Expressway No. 5 Ikebukuro Line and surrounding general roads, so please consider detouring.

In addition, it is possible to go outside (to Misato area).

2 Congestion prediction

The inner ring of the outer ring road is predicted to generate up to 10 km of traffic congestion during the construction period. It is expected that it will take more than an hour to pass through this traffic jam during heavy traffic hours in the morning and evening. In addition, due to this construction, congestion is expected on the Tohoku Expressway Expressway and the Metropolitan Expressway No. 5 Ikebukuro Line, which connect to the outer ring road, and on the surrounding general roads.

Expected traffic jam

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3 Request for detour

During the day and night continuous lane regulation due to this construction, traffic congestion is expected at the outer ring road, Tohoku Expressway, and Shuto Expressway No. 5 Ikebukuro Line, beginning at the construction site. Please use detours and public transportation.

* For wide area detours, 4. Main detour routes "Please refer to.

During the construction period, Construction information special site ", Provides information on the time required to pass through the construction section, traffic congestion prediction during construction, detour information, etc. Before going out, please check the required time and traffic conditions, and select the route that includes public transportation.

4 Main detour routes

• Customers who use Shuto Expressway-Outer Ring Road-Kan-Etsu Expressway

(1) Shuto Expressway Itabashi JCT-C2 Chuo Loop Line-Kohoku JCT-Shuto Expressway Kawaguchi Line-Kawaguchi JCT- E4 Tohoku Expressway ~ Kuki Shiraoka JCT ~ C4 Ken-O Road-O Expressway-Tsurugashima JCT

(2) Metropolitan Expressway Itabashi JCT-5 Ikebukuro Line-Bijogi JCT-Saitama Omiya Line-Yono-National Route 17 / 16-Kan-Etsu Expressway Kawagoe IC

(3) Metropolitan Expressway Itabashi JCT-5 Ikebukuro Line-Bijogi JCT-Saitama Omiya Line-Urawanan IC-National Route Kan-Etsu Expressway Tokorozawa IC

• Customers who mutually use interchanges on the outer ring road

(4) Parallel National Route 298

please note

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In addition, by applying "seamless charge based on origin and end points", in the case of ETC car, no matter which route you use from the place of departure to the destination, the lowest price will be between the origin and the end.
Example: Iwatsuki If you are traveling on the IC ~ Tokorozawa IC, Ken-O Road same 1,430 yen via the outer ring road also over the (passenger cars, ETC Normal)

• If you use the entrances and exits of the outer ring road and the entrances and exits of the Shuto Expressway as the starting point (or destination), or if you drive through the Shuto Expressway, the fare will be the same as the travel route.
• When an IC with limited travel directions (terminal IC such as Nerima IC, Miyoshi Smart IC, etc.) is used as the departure point (or destination), charges are applied according to the route in which the vehicle can travel.
  Example: In the case of the running of Iwatsuki IC → Nerima IC, Nerima IC is Kan-Etsu Expressway is a doorway of Tsurugashima JCT direction only, from the fact that it can not travel through the outer ring road, Ken-O Road will be in the price of the via.
  For more information about "Starting and ending point based seamless charges", see the website " DraPla ”
  

5 About closing of Toda Nishi IC inner circle (Oizumi area) entrance and Wako north IC inner circle (Oizumi area) exit

In this construction, we plan to close the Toda Nishi IC entrance and the Wako Kita IC exit, which are inward (towards Oizumi). When using the IC, please use the route below.

• While the Toda Nishi IC entrance is closed, please use the National Route 298, etc. and use the Wako Kita IC entrance.
• While the Wako Kita IC exit is closed, exit from the Toda Higashi IC exit and use a general road such as Route 298.

For guidance on the above Attachment 2 [PDF: 222KB] Please refer to the.

6 About providing construction information

During the "Outer Ring Road renewal work" from Sunday, April 8th, we plan to open a special site that provides information on the implementation of the work and the time required for the detour, so please visit before going out, during a break, etc. Please use.

On Expressway, we plan to provide posters, leaflets, information monitors, signboards for construction notices, etc. at rest facilities in addition to providing information using banners, road information boards, and simple LED information boards. In addition, we plan to provide information on large LED signs on the Shuto Expressway and to provide information on train channels on trains.

• Twitter's official account "NEXCO EAST(Kanto)" (@e_nexco_kanto ) Also delivers information.

7 How to obtain other traffic information

(1) Road traffic information available before going out
• For the latest regulatory information, see DraTra "Please refer to the.
• NEXCO EAST Road Traffic Information Site "DraTra" (provides traffic information for Expressway nationwide)
  [PC]
  [Mobile] http://m.drivetraffic.jp/
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(2) Road traffic information available during driving
• Road information board
• Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  Highway radio sections are 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.