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Status of Expressway following the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Tohoku Regional Head Regional Head Office)

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March 13, 2011
As of 15:30
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. Emergency traffic route designation (status within our jurisdiction)

The following Expressway managed by the Company have been designated as emergency traffic routes by the Public Safety Commission to ensure the passage of emergency vehicles (*1) that carry personnel and materials necessary for disaster emergency measures.

We will inform you of the newly added section.

Only emergency vehicles can pass in the following sections.

Road name direction section IC that can not go in and out Specified time
Tohoku Expressway Up and down Urawa IC-Ikarugaseki IC Yabuki, Koriyama Minami, Hongu, Nihonmatsu, Kunimi March 12
11:00
From
Hachinohe Expressway Up and down Ashiro JCT-Nango IC  
Joban Expressway Up and down Misato JCT-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
Joban Expressway Up and down Yamamoto IC-Watari IC   March 13
12:00
From
Sendai-Tobu Road Up and down Watari IC-Sendai Wakabayashi JCT  
[Sendai-Nanbu Road]
(※Four)		 Up and down Sendai Wakabayashi JCT-Sendai Minami JCT  
Sendai-Hokubu Road Up and down Tomiya JCT-Rifu JCT  
Sanriku Expressway Up and down Rifu JCT-Rifuchu IC  
[Sanriku Expressway]
(※Five)		 Up and down Rifuchu IC-Tome Towa IC  
Kamaishi Expressway Up and down Hanamaki Airport IC-Towa IC   March 13
14:20
From

The section designated as an emergency traffic route and the IC that cannot enter or leave are subject to change in the future.

*1 Emergency vehicle: An emergency designated vehicle equipped with a red light, or a vehicle carrying the "Emergency Vehicle Confirmation Mark" issued by the prefectural governor or prefectural public safety commission. (For details, please inquire at the police station at the place of departure)

*4 A road managed by the Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation.

*5 Roads managed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation.

2. Closed section (The table below is for the Tohoku Regional Head Office Office (*2) only)

Road name section By vertical line Remarks
Yamagata Expressway Murata JCT-Sasaya IC Up and down  
Yamagata Expressway Nishikawa IC-Gasan IC under Because of the risk of avalanche *3
Sanriku Expressway Rifu JCT-Sendai Kohoku IC Up and down  
Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai Kohoku IC-Sendai Wakabayashi JCT Up and down  
Joban Expressway Joban Tomioka IC-Iwaki Chuo IC Up and down  

*2 Aomori prefecture, Akita prefecture, Iwate prefecture, Miyagi prefecture, Yamagata prefecture, Fukushima prefecture (Tohoku Expressway: north of Shirakawa IC, Joban Expressway: north of Iwaki Nakoso IC)

*3 Yamagata Expressway Nishikawa IC to Gassan IC Out-bound The suspension of traffic on the line was not due to the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake. For details, please see the important notice on our website, "Yamagata Expressway Partial suspension of traffic (at 15:00, March 9, 2011)".

Please refer to the information on the Kanto Regional Head Office, which is posted on our website.

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.
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  • (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.

*The actual damage/damage situation is attached. It is also posted on our website.

Attachment

(1) Damage situation on the ramp of Wakabayashi JCT up and down line on the Sendai-Tobu Road (taken on March 12). Image of deposits swept away by the tsunami flowing up and down the ramp
(2) Bridge joint damage between Sendai Kohoku IC and Sendai East IC on the Sendai-Tobu Road (taken on March 12). The seam of the bridge is slanted and a step is generated. Image image of
(3) Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC-Kunimi IC Damage condition of earthwork section (taken on March 12) Cracks and waviness occurred on the road surface. Image image of
(4) Joban Expressway Hirono IC-Joban Tomioka IC Damaged condition of earthwork department (photographed on March 12). A step occurs due to a depression on the road surface. Image image of

NEXCO EAST /Tohoku Regional Head Office Expressway etc. [PDF: 124KB]

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