About the situation of Expressway following the Great East Japan Earthquake (Tohoku Regional Head Office)
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- About the situation of Expressway following the Great East Japan Earthquake (Tohoku Regional Head Office)
April 28, 2011
As of 12:00
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) is the Iwaki Shikura section of the Joban Expressway Iwaki Yokura IC-Joban Tomioka IC section that was closed due to the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred at 14:46 on March 11, 2011. As for the section between IC and Hirono IC, we have completed the emergency recovery of this section and confirmed the safety, so we are planning to cancel the roadblock today at 13:00.
For customers using the Hirono IC, please be aware that the surrounding area has been designated as an "emergency evacuation preparation area" and disaster recovery is in progress in each area.
About cancellation of 1 Joban Expressway closure (plan)
From 13:00 today, the following sections will be closed.
| section | direction | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Joban Expressway Iwaki Shikura IC-Hirono IC | Vertical line |
- We will inform you again when the road closure is lifted.
After the above suspension of traffic, the following sections of the suspension of traffic in the Tohoku Regional Head Office will be available.
| section | direction | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Joban Expressway Hirono IC-Joban Tomioka IC | Vertical line |
2 About free measures for vehicles urgently evacuated following the Fukushima nuclear accident
Regarding the free measures currently being taken, the Hirono Interchange (IC) will be added due to the cancellation of the above-mentioned suspension of traffic, and the applicable toll gates are as follows. The following interchanges (toll gates) may change depending on the situation.
| road | Interchange (inflow only) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway | Motomiya, Nihonmatsu, Fukushima West, Fukushima Iizaka, Kunimi | |
| Joban Expressway | Hirono (*1), Iwaki Shikura, Iwaki Chuo, Iwaki Yumoto, Iwaki Nakoso | (*1) Can be used at the same time as cancellation of traffic closure |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Iwaki Sanwa, Ono, Funabiki Miharu, Koriyama East |
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