Ban-Etsu Expressway (between Yasuda IC and Aizuwakamatsu IC)
About enforcement of night traffic

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  • Ban-Etsu Expressway (between Yasuda IC and Aizuwakamatsu IC) Night closure

May 9, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office /Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Niigata Chuo-ku) and NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Sendai Aoba-ku) is, of the two-lane section (one lane) Ban-Etsu Expressway between Yasuda Interchange (IC) ~ Aizu-Wakamatsu IC, road repair work In order to repair, inspect, and clean the tunnel equipment, we will carry out night traffic closures as follows.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, as this work is necessary to maintain a safe and comfortable environment on the Expressway, we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1 closed section

  • Closed Niitsu Nishi Smart IC
  • Between Yasuda IC and Nishiaizu IC (upper and lower lines)
  • Between Yasuda IC and Tsugawa IC (upper and lower lines)
  • Between Nishi-Aizu IC and Aizu-Sakashita IC (upper and lower lines)
  • Between Aizu Sakashita IC and Aizu Wakamatsu IC (upper and lower lines)

2 Closed date and time

  • 2 nights from May 23rd (Mon) to 24th (Tue) Preliminary day: May 25th-26th
  • 8 nights from May 23 (Mon) to June 1 (Wed) Preparatory days: June 10
  • 6 nights from Thursday, June 2 to Thursday, June 9
  • 9 nights from June 13th (Mon) to 23rd (Thursday) Preliminary day: June 24th
  • 5 nights from Monday, June 27th to Friday, July 1st Preparatory days: July 4th to 8th
  • The closed hours are from 20:00 to 6 pm on weekdays except Saturday and Sunday.
  • Please be sure to check the latest information when using this site, as the closing date and time and sections may change depending on the weather.

3 detour

National Route 49 [ Attachment-1 [PDF:386KB] , 3 [PDF: 368KB] , 5 [PDF: 301KB] , 7 [PDF: 354KB] ]

4 Construction content

We will perform road repair work, tunnel equipment repair, inspection and cleaning.

5 Regarding transfer fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic

[ Attachment-2 [PDF:153KB] , 4 [PDF: 127KB] , 6 [PDF: 124KB] , 8 [PDF: 123KB] ]

Passengers who flow out of the Expressway due to suspension of traffic, bypass the suspension of traffic, and then transfer again in the same direction, will make "transit adjustment" to adjust the toll according to the segment used.
Please refer to the attached document for the details of transfer adjustment.

6 Information provision

[Customer contact]
  • NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター(24時間オペレーターが対応します。)
    0570-024-024
    03-5338-7524(PHS・IP電話のお客さま)
  • ハイウェイテレホン(24時間音声案内)
    郡山局 024-961-1620
    新潟局 025-286-1620
  • (公財)日本道路交通情報センター
    050-3369-6666(全国共通ダイヤル)
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