Ban-Etsu Expressway (between Aizuwakamatsu IC and Bandai Atami IC)
Designation of sections based on the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act to ensure the passage of emergency vehicles

Due to heavy snow, the Japan Expressway Ownership and Debt Repayment Agency, based on Article 76-6, Paragraph 1 of the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act, will Specified at 11:15 on the day. NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) will move abandoned vehicles and stuck vehicles in the section.

Specified section

Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC-Bandai Atami IC (upper and lower lines)

Partial excerpt from the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act

(Moving vehicles in the event of a disaster)

Article 76-6 Paragraph 1 A road administrator must ensure that vehicles will not be allowed to pass on roads in the event of a disaster related to the prefecture in which the road under their control exists or the region of the prefecture adjacent to or adjacent to it. There is a risk that the emergency measures will be significantly hindered due to the fact that the vehicle will stop or will be significantly stagnant and the vehicle or other property will obstruct the passage of emergency vehicles. When it is deemed necessary, the occupant, owner, or manager of the vehicle or other property (in Paragraph 3, Item 3) shall be specified by designating the section of the road to be managed by the Cabinet Order. "Employers of vehicles, etc.") and other measures necessary to secure the passage of emergency vehicles on the designated road section and to move the vehicle or other property to a location outside the nearby road. Can be ordered to take.