Sendai-Nanbu Road (between Sendai Wakabayashi JCT and Sendai Minami IC)
Tohoku Expressway Sendai South IC entrance (Morioka/Aomori area)
About night traffic closure and night IC entrance traffic closure

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  • Sendai-Nanbu Road (between Sendai Wakabayashi JCT and Sendai Minami IC) Tohoku Expressway Sendai Minami IC entrance (for Morioka and Aomori) Night closure and implementation of night IC entrance closure

April 25, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Sendai East Management Office
Tohoku Regional Head Office Sendai Management Office

NEXCO EAST Sendai Higashi management office and NEXCO EAST Sendai management office (both Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is, of the two-lane section (one lane) Sendai-Nanbu Road Sendai Wakabayashi junction (JCT) ~ Sendai Minami Interchange (IC) between And at the Tohoku Expressway Sendai Minami IC, we will carry out night traffic closures and night IC entrance traffic closures as follows due to pavement repair work, etc.

Expressway This work is necessary to maintain a safe and comfortable environment. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

1 closed section

Sendai-Nanbu Road Sendai Wakabayashi JCT-Sendai Minami IC (upper line)
Tohoku Expressway Sendai South IC entrance (Morioka/Aomori area)

2 suspension period

Between Sendai Wakabayashi JCT and Sendai Minami IC
4 nights from Monday, May 9th to Thursday, May 12th, 2016

Sendai South IC entrance
1 night on Monday, May 9, 2016
(Spare days: May 10, 2016 (Tue) to May 13 (Fri), May 16, 2016 (Mon) to May 17 (Tue))

3 closed hours

Every night from 21:00 to 6am

4 detour

National Route 4, National Route 286, National Route 48, Prefectural Route 31 Attachment-1 [PDF:226KB]

Image of detour

5 Construction content

We will perform repair work on damaged pavements, bridge expansion and contraction equipment replacement, traffic safety facility replacement, road surface cleaning, inspection, etc.

6 Regarding transfer fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic

Attachment-2 [PDF: 96KB]

For passengers who leave the Expressway once due to a nighttime suspension and bypass the closed section and transfer again in the same direction, we will make a "transit adjustment" to adjust the toll according to the section used.

Tollgate where you can transfer

(In-bound line)
Outflow IC: Sendai Miyagi IC, Sendai Minami IC, Murata IC, Miyagi Kawasaki IC, Shiraishi IC
Re-inflow IC: Sendai East IC, Sendai Port IC, Sendai Kohoku IC, Natori IC, Sendai Airport IC, Iwanuma IC
*1 In case of outflow at Shiraishi IC, transfer adjustment is applied only for re-inflow from Sendai Airport IC or Iwanuma IC

(Out-bound line)
Outflow IC: Sendai Port IC, Sendai East IC, Natori IC, Sendai Airport IC, Iwanuma IC
Re-inflow IC: Sendai Minami IC, Sendai Miyagi IC, Izumi Smart IC (ETC only), Izumi IC, Murata IC, Shiraishi IC, Miyagi Kawasaki IC, Sasaya IC
*2 In case of outflow at Iwanuma IC, transfer adjustment is applied only for re-inflow from Shiraishi IC

7 Information provision

Although it will be light rain, it will be postponed if there is a possibility of heavy rain and strong wind.
As soon as the construction is completed, the road closure will be canceled earlier than planned.
In addition, the decision on whether or not to close at night will be made at 5 pm on the day of the implementation.

[Customer contact]

  • NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター(24時間オペレーターが対応します。)
    0570-024-024
    03-5338-7524(PHS・IP電話のお客さま)
  • ハイウェイテレホン(24時間音声案内)
    仙台局 022-711-1620
  • (公財)日本道路交通情報センター
    050-3369-6604(東北地方・宮城情報)
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