(8th report)
Status of Expressway following the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Tohoku Regional Head Regional Head Office)
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- (8th report) Status of Expressway following the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Tohoku Regional Head Regional Head Office)
March 12, 2011
As of 13:30
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
Regarding the damage to the Expressway caused by the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake that occurred at 14:46 on March 11, 2011, NEXCO East Japan Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) is proceeding with confirmation of the damage situation and at the same time Is making every possible effort to restore.
In addition, the response to the earthquake occurrence, Tohoku Regional Head Office Tohoku in the Regional Head Office has launched a disaster response headquarters.
1-passable section (The table below is for the Tohoku Regional Head Office Office (*1) only)
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
| Yamagata Expressway | Yudonoyama IC-Sakata Minato IC | Up and down | No road closure |
| Yonezawa Nan-Yo Road | Yonezawa Kita IC-Nanyo Takahata IC | Up and down | Cancellation of traffic on 3/11 16:00 |
| Yamagata Expressway | Sasaya IC-Sekizawa IC | under | Cancellation of suspension of traffic from 20:25 |
| Yamagata Expressway | Sasaya IC-Sekizawa IC | Up | Cancellation of suspension of traffic from 20:30 |
| Tohoku Expressway | Ikariseki IC-Aomori IC | Up and down | Cancellation from 11:35 on 3/12 |
| Aomori Expressway | Aomori JCT-Aomori East IC | Up and down | Same as above |
| Hachinohe Expressway | Nango IC-Hachinohe IC/Hachinohe North IC | Up and down | Cancellation from 12:20 on 3/12 |
| Momoishi Toll Road | Hachinohe North IC-Shimoda Hyakuseki IC | Up and down | Same as above |
| Akita Expressway | Yokote IC-Kotooka Moridake IC | Up and down | Cancellation from 13:30 on 3/12 |
| Kotooka-Noshiro Road | Kotoka Moridake IC-Noshiro Minami IC | Up and down | Same as above |
| Yuzawa-Yokote Road | Yuzawa IC-Yokote IC | Up and down | Same as above |
| Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway | Iwaki IC-Kawabe JCT | Up and down | Same as above |
- All Expressway except the above sections are closed.
- Remove the roadblock from the point where safety is confirmed.
2 Emergency traffic route designation (status within our jurisdiction)
The following Expressway managed by our company have completed temporary restoration so far, and have already been used for local support for the Self-Defense Forces etc. on some roads, but from 12:00 on March 12, 2011 It is designated as an emergency traffic route by the Public Safety Commission in order to secure the passage of emergency vehicles (*2) that carry personnel and materials necessary for disaster emergency measures.
Only emergency vehicles can pass in the following sections.
Please note that some ICs may not be accessible.
| Road name | direction | section | IC that can not go in and out |
| Tohoku Expressway | Up and down | Urawa IC-Ikarugaseki IC | Yabuki, Koriyama Minami, Hongu, Nihonmatsu, Kunimi |
| Hachinohe Expressway | Up and down | Ashiro JCT-Nango IC | |
| Joban Expressway | Up and down | Misato IC-Iwaki Chuo IC | Iwaki Yumoto |
| Kamaishi Expressway | Up and down | Hanamaki JCT ~ Hanamaki Airport IC | |
| Akita Expressway | Up and down | Kitakami JCT-Kitakami West IC | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Tsugawa IC-Iwaki JCT | Iwaki Sanwa, Ono, Funabiki Miharu, Bandai Atami, Inawashiro Bandai Plateau, Bandai Kato, Aizu Sakashita, Nishiaizu |
The section designated as an emergency traffic route and the IC that cannot enter or leave are subject to change in the future.
*2 Emergency vehicle: An emergency designated vehicle equipped with a red light or a vehicle carrying an "emergency vehicle confirmation certificate".
3 Damage situation
Currently, there is no information such as injuries on the Expressway.
The following conditions have been confirmed regarding road damage.
(1) Two places such as the toll booth on the Sendai-Tobu Road the coastal area are submerged in water.
(2) The following are Expressway in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures.
- Road steps or depressions of several centimeters to 1 meter,
- Such as cracks on the road with a width of several centimeters
- Dozens of damages that could hinder driving have been identified.