Akita Expressway (Odate Kita IC-Kosaka Kita IC) and
Tohoku Expressway (Kosaka JCT)
About enforcement of night traffic

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July 2, 2015
Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Noshiro River National Highway Office
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Towada Management Office

The Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Noshiro River National Highway Office (Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture) and NEXCO EAST Tohoku Tohoku Regional Head Office Towada Management Office (Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture) are located between Akita Expressway Odate Kita Interchange (IC) and Kosaka Kita IC. Due to bridge inspections, etc., we will carry out nighttime closures as follows.

Due to this suspension of traffic, this section will have to bypass general roads.

Expressway to the customers of our system. We apologize for the inconvenience, thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

* Tohoku Expressway Kosaka IC-Igarigaseki IC is open all day.

1 Closing date

(1) 4 days from Tuesday, July 21, 2015 to Friday, July 24, 2015
(2) Tuesday, July 28, 2015-Friday, July 31, 2015, 4 days Total 8 days

2 closed sections [postponed during stormy weather]

  • Akita Expressway Odate Kita IC-Kosaka Kita IC
    ・Odate north IC → Kosaka north IC direction (Out-bound line) is closed
    July 21 (Tue), 22 (Wed), 24 (Fri)
    28 (Tue), 29 (Wed), 31 (Fri)
  • Akita Expressway Odate Kita IC-Kosaka Kita IC
  • Tohoku Expressway Kosaka JCT
    ・Kosaka north IC → Odate north IC direction (In-bound line)
    ・ Tohoku Expressway → Kosaka JCT (Cannot exit from Kosaka JCT tollgate)
    July 23 (Thurs) / 30 (Thurs)

3 closed hours

21:00-6:00 the following day

4 detour

Customers planning to use this section should use National Route 7, National Route 282 and Prefectural Road Odate Towadako Line as a detour. Attachment 1 [PDF: 165KB]

Image of detour

5 Construction content

We will carry out detailed inspection of the bridge and repair work of section lines (lane marks).

6 Information provision

In case of bad weather or a possibility of bad weather, we will make a decision on whether or not to close the road.

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