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NEXCO EAST EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino Ward, Sendai City) and Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo Ward, Niigata City) are located on the E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway (hereinafter "Ban-Etsu Expressway") Aizuwakamatsu Interchange (hereinafter "IC") ~ Niigata Chuo Junction (hereinafter "JCT") ) will be closed at night due to pavement repair work etc.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation so that you have plenty of time when you go out.

1. Closed section and date and time

1. section
   [1] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Yasuda IC - Niigata Chuo JCT
   [2] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Niitsu IC - Niigata Chuo JCT
   [3] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Nishiaizu IC - Yasuda IC
   [4] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Nishiaizu IC - Tsugawa IC
   [5] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Aizuwakamatsu IC - Nishiaizu IC

(Location map)



• Geographical Survey Institute (Geographical Survey Institute) Processed by East Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
• The signs such as E49 attached to each route indicate the route number (numbering) of Expressway.

Click here for the currently announced regulatory information associated with the renovation work

• [Niigata Regional Head Office jurisdiction]
• [NEXCO EAST jurisdiction]

Please check the latest Expressway information when you go out.
NEXCO EAST road traffic information site "DraTra"

• real time information
• Construction regulation information
2. Date and time
   • Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and the night of November 2 (Thursday) are excluded
   • [1] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Yasuda IC - Niigata Chuo JCT
     Implementation date:

     August 21 (Mon) to August 25 (Fri), 2023

     5 nights in total from 20:00 each night to 6:00 the next morning

     Preparation day:

     August 28 (Mon) to September 1 (Fri), 2023
   • [2] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Niitsu IC - Niigata Chuo JCT
     Implementation date:

     August 28 (Mon) to September 1 (Fri), 2023

     5 nights in total from 20:00 each night to 6:00 the next morning

     Preparation day:

     September 4, 2020 (Monday)
   • [3] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Nishiaizu IC - Yasuda IC
     Implementation date:

     September 5 (Tue) to September 11 (Mon), 2023

     5 nights in total from 20:00 each night to 6:00 the next morning

     Preparation day:

     September 12th (Tuesday) to 19th (Tuesday), 5th year of Reiwa
   • [4] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Nishiaizu IC - Tsugawa IC
     Implementation date:

     September 12th (Tuesday) to 28th (Thursday), 5th year of Reiwa

     12 nights in total from 20:00 each night to 6:00 the next morning

     Preparation day:

     September 29th (Friday) to October 6th (Friday), 5th year of Reiwa

     *A total of 17 nights including the number of closed days in [3]
   • [5] Ban-Etsu Expressway Upper and Lower Line Aizuwakamatsu IC - Nishiaizu IC
     Implementation date:

     October 10 (Tuesday) to October 31 (Tuesday), 5th year of Reiwa

     16 nights in total from 20:00 each night to 6:00 the next morning

     Preparation day:

     November 1 (Wednesday) to 17 (Friday), 2023

• In stormy weather, it will be postponed to the spare day.
• We will inform you about the construction implementation decision on the official Twitter etc.

2. Detour

Please refer to Attachment 1 [PDF: 1.4MB] for detours.
The detour will increase the travel time, so please allow yourself plenty of time before heading out.

3. Regarding transit fare adjustment due to road closures

Passengers who temporarily run out of Expressway due to nighttime traffic closures, bypass the road closure section, and transfer in the same direction again will have a "transfer charge adjustment" that adjusts the toll according to the section they use.
(Refer to Attachment 2 [PDF: 647KB])

Transfer designated IC

How to use transit adjustment

ETC customers

• Customers using ETC are requested to run the outflow designated IC wirelessly and the re-inflow designated IC wirelessly. (No transit certificate will be issued for ETC vehicles)
• ETC time zone discount will be applied, considering the transited journey as one.
  Toll charges are adjusted at the time of billing, so they may differ from those displayed at the toll gate.
• Insert the same ETC card for all journeys and pass through the ETC lane at the tollgate.

Customers such as cash

• Customers who pay by cash, etc. should receive the "passage certificate" at the outflow designated IC, and then get the "passport" at the re-inflow designated IC, and then make the "transfer" at the toll booth that pays the fare first. Please give us your "certificate" and "passport".

Common to ETC and cash customers

• If the suspension of traffic is released after the outflow designated IC is released, the fare will be adjusted even if it is re-introduced from the IC (including the outflow designated IC) in the closed road section in the forward direction.

Four. Construction overview

Between Aizuwakamatsu IC and Niigata Chuo JCT on the Ban-etsu Ban-Etsu Expressway, we will repair damaged road surfaces and construct, inspect, and clean tunnel facilities in the simple median strip section. Since the section concerned has one lane section on one side, it will be closed to traffic. In order to minimize the inconvenience to customers, we will close the road at night on weekdays when the traffic volume is low, and carry out the construction work intensively and efficiently. We ask for your understanding and cooperation as this work is necessary for safe and comfortable use of Expressway.

Five. How to obtain traffic information

(1) Guidance by distribution / posting

• Notice signs, posters and leaflets will be posted at toll booths and rest facilities nearby.

(2) Road traffic information that can be obtained before going out

• NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター
  24時間365日オペレーターが応対いたします。
  【電話番号】　0570-024-024　または　03-5308-2424
• NEXCO EAST Expressway Traffic Information Site "DraTra"
  Real-time information

  https://www.drivetraffic.jp/

  Construction regulation information

  https://www.drivetraffic.jp/construction-regulation
• 日本道路交通情報センター（JARTIC）
  【アドレス】　https://www.jartic.or.jp/
  【電話番号】
  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。
  福島情報　050-3369-6607
  新潟情報　050-3369-6615
  東北地方高速情報　050-3369-6761
  新潟地方高速情報　050-3369-6765
• LINE official account "NEXCO EAST"
  We inform you about the traffic closure situation in NEXCO EAST jurisdiction.
  [Search] Search by "NEXCO EAST"
  [ID] @e-nexco

  

(3) Road traffic information available while using the Expressway

• Road information board
• Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  The section where the highway radio is broadcasting is indicated by the sign on Expressway.
• Highway Information Terminal
  Wide-area road traffic information is notified on the monitor screen installed in SA / PA.
• VICS
  Road traffic information can be obtained from devices such as VICS-compatible car navigation systems.

• Information is also distributed on the official Twitter account.
  "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" (@e_nexco_tohoku) Expressway information in the Tohoku region
  "NEXCO EAST (Niigata)" (@e_nexco_niigata) Expressway information in Niigata Prefecture

Regarding the closure of one lane on one side of Ban-Etsu Expressway

In general, on Expressway with two lanes on each side, lane regulations are implemented as appropriate when repairing damaged road surfaces and inspecting various facilities. Since the Ban-Etsu Expressway is a one-lane road, road closures are essential for construction and inspection work. For this reason, Ban-Etsu Expressway is closed twice a year, in spring and autumn, excluding the Golden Week period and the summer congestion period, to ensure the safety and security of Expressway.
We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your understanding and cooperation.