[E46] Akita Expressway (between Yokote IC and Omagari IC)
About enforcement of night traffic

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November 20, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Yokote Management Office

NEXCO EAST Yokote Administration Office (Yokote, Akita Prefecture)E46 Akita Expressway Between Yokote Interchange (IC) and Omagari IC, we will carry out night traffic closures as follows due to the main line detour switching work accompanying Yokote Kita Smart IC construction.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation so that you may have some time when you go out.

1 closed section

Akita Expressway Yokote IC and Omagari IC (upper and lower lines)

2 suspension period

Two nights of December 4 (Mon) and 5 (Tue), 2017
*Preliminary days: December 6th (Wednesday) to December 15th (Friday) 2017, 2 nights

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  • As a general rule, we do not work on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
  • Please be sure to check the latest information when using the Expressway, as the closing time may change depending on the weather.

3 closed hours

From 20:00 to 6:00 the next day

4 Detour road

National Route 13, Omagari West Road

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5 Construction content

Akita Expressway (between Yokote IC and Omagari IC), main line detour switching work will be carried out due to the construction of the gutter and earthwork for Yokote North Smart IC work.
After canceling the suspension of traffic, you will be switched to a traffic method that uses the detour of the main line, so please follow the local information signs to drive safely.

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Plan view
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6 Regarding transfer fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic

Passengers who flow out of the Expressway due to suspension of traffic, bypass the section of suspension of traffic, and then transfer again in the same direction, will make a "transit adjustment" to adjust the toll according to the segment used.
For details of the connection adjustment, Attachment [PDF: 82KB] Please refer to.

7 Information provision

[Customer contact]

8 Efforts to minimize inconvenience to customers due to construction work

[Strengthening of information provision]
In addition to the information board (electric bulletin board) on the Expressway, we plan to prepare posters and leaflets at each tollgate and standing billboards and leaflets for the rest facilities on the Akita Expressway (Yuda IC-Kyowa IC) I will inform you.

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Standing sign image
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Poster / flyer image
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